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Police search temple after bomb scare, later call it mock drill
Chandigarh police carried out a search at the Sector 31 Kalibari temple today evening after receiving a call about a bomb planted there. It later turned out that police had devised a mock drill to assess its preparedness in such an eventuality.
Updated on: Jun 13, 2012, 19:28:24 IST
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Chandigarh police carried out a search at the Sector 31 Kalibari temple today evening after receiving a call about a bomb planted there.
A bomb disposal squad along with a detection team was rushed to the temple after an anonymous call was received at the police control room at about 6pm.
The team cordoned off the area and carried out a search in the temple. It later turned out that police had devised a mock drill to assess its preparedness in such an eventuality.
The temple is famous not only in the city but also among tourists, particularly from West Bengal.
