Bomb hoax hits bank

Bomb hoax hits bank

CILACAP, Central Java: A bomb hoaxer forced the state BNI 46
bank on downtown Jl. Ahmad Yani to close for five hours on
Tuesday.

Banyumas Police deputy chief Supt. Agus Yudanto said a man who
identified himself as Suwondo called Cilacap Police station at
around 6.30 a.m. and said he had planted a bomb somewhere in the
bank.

Cilacap Police chief Supt. Bambang Sudarisman ordered the
building and grounds to be searched for bombs. Bank employees and
customers were denied entry during the security check.

At 11.30 a.m. Bambang decided to stop the search and declared
the bank safe, Agus said.

"We did not want to take the risk of ignoring the threat,"
Agus said, adding that the hoax was aimed at causing disorder.
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