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Bomb threats reported at Shaw’s supermarkets in Canton, 3 New Hampshire locations
None of the threats was determined to be credible, but they are all currently under investigation, according to authorities.
Bomb threats reported at Shaw’s grocery stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Wednesday are under investigation, authorities said.
Canton police responded to the Shaw’s in Cobb Corner at 95 Washington St. after a reported bomb threat Wednesday, the department wrote in a Facebook post. The department stated that other Shaw’s locations had received threats and asked the public to avoid the area as officers investigated.
By 1:50 p.m., the scene was clear, according to the post.
Threats were also reported at three New Hampshire locations, including in Hooksett, North Hampton, and Gilford.
Hooksett police responded to a similar bomb threat just after noon Wednesday at a Shaw’s in the Hooksett Village Shops, according to a Facebook post. The Hooksett Fire Department and the New Hampshire State Police bomb squad were also on the scene.
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After a sweep of the area, the threat was determined to not be credible, and the store was reopened to the public by 1 p.m., Hooksett police said.
North Hampton police investigated another bomb threat at a Shaw’s on Lafayette Road, and the store was similarly evacuated, WMUR reported. Police told WMUR they didn’t think the threat was credible, but they are still investigating.
A bomb threat was also called into a Shaw’s in Gilford, according to WMUR. That threat is also believed to be a hoax.
The reported bomb threats all remain under investigation.
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