Romania\u2019s major point of access to the Black Sea, the Port of Constan\u021ba, was subjected to a bomb alert on Wednesday, July 29.\u00a0The caller reportedly encouraged port employees to flee the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are several bombs placed in the Port building and in the passenger terminal. They are disguised as various objects, so you will not have time to find them before they explode. If you do not want to get injured, the best thing is to leave,\u201d sources among the investigators told Euronews Romania<\/a>.<\/p>\n The interim defence minister, Radu Miru\u021b\u0103, stated that the threat was reported from two phone numbers outside Romania, one number with a Ukrainian prefix and the other with a Polish prefix.<\/p>\n \u201cInvestigations are being carried out regarding these phone numbers. It is a standard procedure that takes place in such situations. An audio message in Romanian was sent through these phones, which our specialists assess was generated with artificial intelligence,\u201d Radu Miru\u021b\u0103 explained to Digi24<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The interim defence minister added that all checks are being carried out by the institutions at the scene. \u201cThe port was not closed. Instead, people were evacuated from some buildings, those designated by the Romanian Intelligence Service,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n The prefect of Constan\u021ba County, Adrian Picoiu, stated that the bomb threat was received by the Romanian Naval Authority.<\/p>\n \u201cAt 11:26, a 112 emergency call was registered, through which an ANR employee informed that on the institution\u2019s telephone network they had received a recorded audio message, in Romanian, regarding the existence of bombs in the Passenger Terminal area of the Port of Constan\u021ba,\u201d the prefect of Constan\u021ba declared.<\/p>\n In other news, the same day, the Ministry of National Defence announced that aerial targets had been detected at the river border with Ukraine, and two F-16 aircraft were scrambled from Borcea Air Base.<\/p>\n \u201cThe radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected on Wednesday, July 29, around 10:30, a group of aerial targets in the vicinity of the river border with Ukraine. Two F-16 aircraft from the 86th Air Base Borcea were scrambled at 10:57 to monitor the situation,\u201d representatives of the Ministry of Defence announced.<\/p>\n Romania\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the ambassador of the Russian Federation<\/a> on Monday, July 27, following a series of incidents involving Russian drones shot down after entering the country\u2019s territory. In exchange, the Russian government denied any involvement<\/a> and promised retaliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n