Multiple bomb hoaxes across Russia have led to tens of thousands of people being evacuated from public buildings in the past four days. <br /><br />On Wednesday, the luxury GUM shopping centre in Moscow was evacuated and in the capital alone at least 50,000 people have been affected. <br /><br />It is claimed at least 130,000 people have been evacuated in the past two days alone. <br /><br />Amateur footage shows members of the public being evacuated from shopping centres, railway stations and universities as they respond to telephone warnings about an alleged explosive device in the building. <br /><br />The source of the threats is unknown but officials are suggesting they are from outside Russia through scrambled internet connections which make them difficult to trace. <br /><br />With pro-Kremlin newspapers saying it is a “major hacking attack” possibly from Ukraine. <br /><br />Speculaton that the threats are part of a Russian-borne anti-terror exercise have been rejected by leading politicians. <br /><br />More than 200 organisations have been targeted nationwide.<br />
