Bomb threat to Madurai’s MGR bus stand found to be hoax

A view of MGR bus station in Madurai (Source: THE HINDU)

Following a call of a possible bomb attack at Madurai’s MGR bus stand, received at the Chennai control room, the Madurai city police pressed into action a bomb squad, here on Tuesday morning.

Sources in the police said that the bomb scare was found to be a hoax call. “The information has been conveyed to the Chennai control room where the call was received,” said a police official from the Intelligence Section.