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Tamil Nadu

Bomb hoax at 3 places in Erode, police trace caller to Tiruchy

Police on Saturday said a team has gone to Tiruchirapalli to catch a person who made a bomb hoax call.

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According to the police, the Chennai control room received a phone call a couple of day ago through a mobile phone stating that bombs were placed here in three places -- Erode Municipal Corporation Central Bus stand, Old Clock Tower area, and railway station. The control room police informed the Erode district police. The call turned out to be hoax, the police said.

Later, the Cyber Crime police traced the mobile phone number to Tiruchirapalli, so the team has gone there to nab the person.

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