BRI II receives another bomb threat

JAKARTA: The Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) II building received a bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon from an anonymous caller who said that an explosive had been planted on the 24th floor, forcing the building management to evacuate all tenants.

The threat turned out to be a hoax.

Imran S., an employee at BRI, said the bomb threat was the second this year; the first occurrence was in March, when the U.S.-led coalition forces attacked Iraq.

Police officers came to check the building, but a police source at the scene said that the officers were only allowed to comb the restrooms, while the main rooms remained locked.

The building management declined to comment on the incident.

Security guards at the building have imposed a tighter security check of searching the bags of visitors. -- JP