Suspicious bag prompts evacuation from defense factory near Nizhny Novgorod

NIZHNY NOVGOROD. Aug 12 (Interfax) - A plant inside the Sverdlov Factory in Dzerzhinsk was evacuated on Monday, an informed source told Interfax.

"When a truck was being unloaded at a plant at the Sverdlov Factory in Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region, an unaccounted-for bag with unknown contents was found in the back of the truck. The decision was made to evacuate workers from the plant," the source said.

The plant has suspended work. The building has been secured. People are now at a safe distance, according to the source.