Bomb threat in Makassar

Bomb threat in Makassar

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: A bomb threat was received at the Denpasar Hotel in Makassar on Tuesday morning, causing panic among the hotel's employees and guests.

The threat was made by a man who had called the hotel's receptionist, Syamsianah Arsyad. The caller said there was a package containing a bomb ready to explode in the hotel, which is situated between two shopping malls.

East Makassar police officers and the bomb squad unit who arrived and inspected the scene, did not find the suspicious package described in the threat.

The police detectives are currently trying to track down the phone number used by the man who made the bomb threat. -- Antara