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