KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said bomb threats caused evacuations at five of its Missouri stores, but no explosives were found and nobody was hurt.
Company spokesman Dan Fogleman told The Kansas City Star that threats were called in Friday evening to stores in Raytown, Gladstone, Jefferson City, Nixa and Ozark.
Fogleman said such threats can happen at any retail establishment but acknowledged it’s unusual to get so many in one evening.
He said the company is working closely with law enforcement to find out who is responsible.
Two Wal-Mart stores in Tulsa received bomb threats on the same day in June.
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