Hyderabad: Bomb hoax call to Decathlon triggers panic

The staff immediately informed the RGIA police, who rushed to the spot and carried out checks with the bomb disposal squad.

Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at the Decathlon Sports store near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and surrounding areas on Monday, after an unidentified person made a bomb threat call.

Police said the caller, suspected to be a youngster, said he had planted a bomb inside the store and warned that if the store owner did not pay Rs.1 crore, he would detonate the bomb with a remote. The staff immediately informed the RGIA police, who rushed to the spot and carried out checks with the bomb disposal squad.

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The store owner, staff and customers heaved a sigh of relief when police confirmed that there was no bomb after extensive checks.

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