ANGAMALY: The police station here received a bomb threat at 11.45 am on Tuesday. The threat was that five country bombs had been planted at the municipality office and it would explode before a incense stick lit next to it burn out.

The police immediately evacuated the people in the office. The bomb squad and dog squad searched the four-storey building but found nothing. After an hour-long inspection, employees and others were allowed to enter at around 1:30 pm. The police said that Sonu Johnson, a native of Iringalakuda, sent the message. A case has been registered against him.