Beijing Man Arrested for April Fool Bomb Threat

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, April 02, 2002

Beijing Man Arrested for April Fool Bomb Threat

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A Chinese man who threatened to bomb a telecommunications centre in Beijing as an April Fool's joke has been arrested for "spreading false rumours and affecting public order", China News Service said Tuesday.

The man, identified as Wang, found his home surrounded by police while he slept Sunday night after he telephoned the switchboard operator at the Beijing long-distance telecommunications centre with the threat.

"Don't come to work tomorrow, I will blow up the building," Wang said, according to the agency.

Once arrested, the hapless prankster said he had not meant any harm.

"Tomorrow is April Fool's Day in the West, I only wanted to have a joke", Wang said.

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