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Beijing subway station resumes operation after bomb hoax

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-25 10:46

A Beijing subway station reopened to commuters Monday afternoon after being temporarily closed following a bomb hoax, police said.

An anonymous caller phoned the 110 police hotline at about 4 pm saying a bomb at the Military Museum Station of Subway line 1 would explode in 10 minutes, said a statement from the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Police were dispatched to the station in western Beijing, but no explosive device was found there.

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Entry to the station was closed for about 80 minutes and the station resumed normal operations at 5:20 pm.

The incident did not interrupt the operation of the subway line.

The bureau said police were still trying to find out who made the phone call.