RIGA - In the week following an explosion which shook Riga's Old Town, the city's police force has had to deal with a number of phony bomb threats.The wave of threats reached a peak on Oct. 8 when five warnings were made in a 24-hour period.Police received a call that day saying an explosive device had been placed in a supermarket in the Ziepniekkalns suburb of Riga. Firefighters, ambulance and police were dispatched to the location right away and people were evacuated from the building. No explosives were found. Police have no suspects since the shop owners could not think of anyone who wo...
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