Thermoflask sparks bomb scare at Waithou
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, October 10 2023:
An abandoned thermoflask sparked a massive bomb scare at Waithou under Thoubal police station on Tuesday.
According to a police report, locals came across an abandoned thermoflask suspected to contain explosive near Waithou Ching around 2.30 pm Tuesday.
On being informed of the discovery, a team of Thoubal district police arrived at the location and conducted preliminary investigations, including setting up a security perimeter around the area and preventing all movements in the nearby road.
A team of bomb experts from Assam Rifles also arrived and used a sniffer dog and a metal detector.
However, the thermoflask was found to be a simple broken flask.
As such, normal vehicular movement resumed along the road from around 3.30 pm .