Police evacuated a bank in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Wednesday after a man called 110 and threatened to blow up a bank.
According to police, the call was made from a public phone at 10:15 a.m., NTV reported. The caller said a bomb would go off in the Kamisu branch of the Chiba Bank.
Police mobilized about 80 officers in the area and evacuated the bank, but no bomb was found.
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titaniumdi0xide
Prank call?
Michael Craig
Probably an angry, unemployed guy.
Azzprin
Maybe some one out on a break made the call, looking to get the rest of the day off .
Boy Next Door
It could be from a disgruntled employee or someone whose loan or credit card application was denied.