Bomb hoax at Tangerang store

Bomb hoax at Tangerang store

TANGERANG (JP): The mayoralty on Thursday received its first
bomb threat this year when a shopping center in Ciledug district
was told by an anonymous caller that an explosive device had been
planted at the site.

Like the three bomb threats in neighboring Jakarta the
previous day, the threat at the Columbia shopping center also
turned out to be hoax.

According to police, the mysterious call was received by Herry
Sulistio, an employee at the store, at about 11 a.m.

All the employees were then evacuated. Members of the Jakarta
Police Gegana antibomb unit arrived at the scene but could find
no suspicious device.

Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto said that Herry
and a store security guard, Suharyadi, were taken to Ciledug
police station for questioning. (41/ivy)