Bomb scares at Guruvayur, Technopark

Bomb scares spread panic at the temple town of Guruvayoor as well as the IT hub Technopark in the state capital on Wednesday. Fear gripped the temple town after authorities of the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple received a letter warning that the al-Qaeda will launch bomb attacks on the famous shrine.

Police said the letter typed out on a manual typewriter, states that bombs have been placed on the “rear side of Guruvayur temple and Thiruvananthapuram temple” (apparently referring to the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple). The letter was posted from Chennai. Bomb detection squads conducted searches in and around the temple, but did not find anything.

“The letter written by one Sawai is full of grammatical and spelling errors and makes strange demands including the shifting of a transport office from Nagercoil to Chennai,” said a police officer.

Likewise, a shoulder-bag, found abandoned on the Technopark premises in the state capital, created big scare. Police later said that the bag contained scrap that was brought by Nikhil Thomas, an employee at a Technopark firm, for disposal. However, he left the bag after realising that the refuse bin was full.