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Bomb hoax in Delhi police headquarters

     New Delhi: The Police Headquarters in the capital was evacuated following a hoax call about a bomb being planted there on Sunday morning. Panic wave surrounded the high security area when an unidentified caller phoned the Police Control Room in the morning and claimed that a bomb had been placed at the PHQ. Reacting quickly to the call, the building was immediately evacuated and bomb and dog squads and fire tenders were pressed into service in search of the bomb, police sources said adding that no suspicious object was found after a thorough search. Interestingly, the call came just before a press conference of Police Commissioner K K Paul in connection to the October 29 serial blasts case.

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