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Bomb threat to Mahamaham festival, security beefed up

The two-page letter in Tamil said that four women were going round the tank as human bombs, targeting VIPs, VVIPs.

Kumbakonam: An anonymous letter speaking of a bomb threat was received by the Mahamaham festival Control room on the southern bank of ‘Mahamaham tank’ on Friday.

The two-page letter in Tamil said that four women were going round the tank as human bombs, targeting the VIPs and VVIPs coming for the festival. The letter claimed that they were on the prowl at the behest of a person to bring disrepute to the State Government.

Police said that the letter sent in a brown envelope did not have the sender’s address or any post office seal. Though the police believe that the bomb threat could be a hoax, they do not wish to take any chances and have beefed up the security in and around the tank and in Kumbakonam town.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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