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August 31, 2007

After Newport scam: More bomb threats in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The bomb threats and extortion attempts against stores around the country this week are continuing today.

The FBI says four more threats forced evacuations at stores in northeastern Ohio early today.

The threats were phoned in to a Wal-Mart and three Giant Eagle grocery stores. They were all temporarily evacuated, but each reopened within three hours after being searched by police.

The FBI says it thinks all of the threats are coming from the same individual or group.

Authorities are investigating bomb threats at least 15 stores in more than a dozen states, including one at a Wal-Mart in Newport.

Authorities say the threats appear to be coming from overseas.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:25 PM | Permalink

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