Employees blase over bomb threats

Employees blase over bomb threats

JAKARTA: Some of Jakarta's residents are becoming immune to
bomb threats, although several blasts have rocked the city
lately.

Employees working in the Arcadia building on Jl. TB Simatupang
in South Jakarta did not pay much attention to a bomb threat they
received on Monday at their office as it was the second threat to
have been called in.

An operator, who received the call at about 2 p.m., alerted
the building's security guards, an employee, Budi, told
www.detik.com, an on-line news provider.

"The caller said there was a bomb planted in the building's
basement and that it was about to explode," he said.

Security guards then contacted Pasar Minggu Police and told
all employees to evacuate the building.

"The employees, however, did not take the announcement
seriously as there had been one (bomb threat) before but nothing
happened," said Budi.

The employees, however, looked worried as they left the
building, although they walked out calmly with most saying that
they believed it was just another hoax.

They then watched the city police bomb squad fan through the
building to find the bomb. -- JP