Residents of the Norwegian city of Vadso near the border with Russia heard the siren and thought that the war with Russia began. This is reported by the Norwegian Broadcasting Company NRK.

The alarm sounded on April 6 at about 23:50, it could be turned off only after fifteen minutes.

During this time, concerned residents called the police, as many of them, with the sound of a siren, thought about the Russian attack.

"Many who suggested the worst, for example, the war," - said police officer Jan-Olaf Schoelberg.

Several sirens are installed in the city, but only one of them is activated. The reasons for the inclusion of the siren have not yet been established.

In sunny weather, the territory of Russia is clearly visible from the city of Vadso, in particular, a dilapidated nuclear plant, and when sirens turn on, many residents think of the eastern neighbor.

Recall that in September 2016, Norway began to build a fence of steel rods on the border with Russia. On October 13, 2017, the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense announced that Norway would place an armored battalion near the border with Russia.

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