A replica of a bomb was found this Wednesday morning at the headquarters of the National Chamber of Appeals in Criminal and Correctional Matters, located at Viamonte 1147, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Nicolás, along with a note written in Arabic that is now under analysis.
The discovery generated a maximum alert situation in a key judicial building and immediately triggered security protocols due to the suspicion of a possible explosive device.
According to reports from the City Police, the intervention began when security personnel at the building alerted that a bag had been thrown inside the premises.
From that moment on, immediate isolation of the area was ordered, and specialized teams were called in to analyze the situation. The procedure included the participation of the Bomb Squad, the Division of Constitutional Crimes, and other technical brigades, which worked in coordination to assess the contents of the object.
For more than two hours, specialists conducted a thorough inspection of the suspicious bag. Finally, they determined that it was a replica of an aerial bomb, without explosive charge or dangerous substances.
Thus, the authorities ruled out any concrete risk to the personnel working in the building and to those passing through the area at the time of the operation.
The replica of the bomb.
The deployment also included the presence of Special Risks personnel and various explosive brigades, who reinforced the security perimeter while verification tasks were carried out. Despite the tension generated by the discovery, no injuries or material damage were reported as a result of the incident.
One of the elements that is now part of the investigation is a note written in Arabic that was found alongside the object, the content of which is being analyzed by the competent authorities. This aspect adds an additional element to the case, which seeks to determine the origin of the event and the intentionality behind the maneuver.
The case has been handed over to the National Criminal and Correctional Federal Court No. 2, under the charge of Doctor Sebastián Ramos, with intervention from Secretariat No. 4, headed by Doctor Esteban Murano.
The file has been classified as public intimidation, a criminal figure that includes penalties for those who cause social alarm through false threats or simulations of danger.
