Fourth bomb threat shakes Pekanbaru

Fourth bomb threat shakes Pekanbaru

PEKANBARU, Riau: Pekanbaru city received on Monday the fourth
bomb threat in the past three months, with the target this time
the Pekanbaru Mall.

A male telephone caller told a receptionist at the mall at
about 1 p.m. that a bomb was set to explode in the mall. The
receptionist called the police, who ordered the evacuation of the
area.

Officers combed the mall and the surrounding area on Jl. Teuku
Umar before declaring the threat a hoax. -- JP