Officials from both ministries told 24.kg news agency that employees were informed of the warning around lunchtime and asked to leave the building.

Some local media also reported the evacuation of employees from Uchkun OJSC, but company representatives denied the information, saying they had received no bomb threat warnings.

Earlier the same day, a bomb threat was also reported at Manas International Airport. The warning was received at 11:15 a.m., but no explosive device was found. The airport resumed normal operations at 12:15 p.m.