Bomb threat forces evacuation of Madrid skyscraper which houses embassies

A skyscraper in Madrid that houses the British, Dutch, Australian and Canadian embassies was being evacuated on Tuesday over a bomb threat, the police said. "A bomb threat was received.... Evacuation has started, we have to work and do checks," a police spokesman told news agency AFP. 

Spain’s National Police tweeted to say the skyscraper had been “evicted for security reasons”.

🚩ÚLTIMA HORA
La @policia trabaja en estos momentos en Madrid en el rascacielos Torrespacio, que está siendo desalojado por motivos de seguridad.

Por favor, que cualquier persona en el interior del edificio o las inmediaciones siga las indicaciones del personal de seguridad pic.twitter.com/1MlDhkGKny

— Policía Nacional (@policia) April 16, 2019

“Please, any person inside the building or in the immediate vicinity follow the instructions of the security personnel,” the force added.