Bomb hoax causes panic in City hotel

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, SEPT. 17. The terrorist attacks in the U.S. appear to have come in handy for trouble makers to cause panic in Bangalore.

On Monday, unidentified persons called a leading hotel in the City saying that a bomb had been planted there. However, it turned out to be a hoax.

Around 11.30 a.m., the Infantry Court hotel on Infantry Road received a call that a bomb would explode in the hotel at 12.10 p.m. The hotel administration got the occupants of 30 rooms of the hotel's 70 rooms evacuated and informed police.

Police arrived with sniffer dogs and searched the hotel, but no bombs or explosives were found.

On why fire tenders were not brought to the hotel, police said that if that was done on receiving every such hoax call, it would cause needless panic among the public. Moreover, big buildings had their own fire extinguishing systems, they pointed out. In any eventuality, fire fighters could be pressed into service within minutes, they added.

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