Exercise at the Swedish migration board created panic among employees

According to the Swedish migration board had informed the staff both in writing and orally that a drill would be held, but not when or in what way.

" the Exercise went out that it would be a targeted threat to the Swedish migration board in Umeå, and a mock fire. After exercise, there been some form of briefing with the approximately 60 employees who participated in the exercise, " says presskommunikatören Pierre Karatzian to SVT Västerbotten.

as SVT talked with, who wishes to remain anonymous, had they at any previous meeting was informed that there are exercises in among. Then had the employee thought of a regular fire drill, and was not at all prepared that someone would have to powder over it after having opened a letter, and that someone else just then would receive a threatening call.

" I think it is completely unfounded with this exercise. You don't know what people have gone through earlier in their lives and to put people in these situations is unnecessary.

gone, and all gathered at a collection point outside the premises as the man explained that everything was a training exercise.

" of course It is unfortunate if individual employees experienced discomfort during the exercise. It is something you should take in and consider what can be done differently for future exercises, " says Pierre Karatzian to SVT.

the Exercise will now be evaluated together with the employees in Umeå.