Police Investigate False Bomb Threat at the Abilene Zoo

A caller with what sounded like a computer-generated voice claimed there were bombs outside the Abilene Zoo, which forced an evacuation. The APD bomb squad found nothing, and police linked the call to similar threats at zoos across the country.

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Outcome: Area cleared; zoo reopened the next day.