Hoax bomb call to Russian club hit by deadly fire

16:52 07/12/2009

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A person suspected to be a teenage prankster made a hoax bomb threat call on Monday to the Russian nightclub hit by a deadly fire, police said.

Perm’s Lame Horse nightclub has been sealed since Saturday’s fire, which claimed 113 lives and left over 100 injured, and so police with dogs searched adjacent residential buildings.

No bomb was discovered.

The call was made as the city held memorial services to commemorate the dead. Russia observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the blaze.

Russia has an appalling fire safety record. According to the country's emergency services, 15,165 people died in fires across the country in 2008, including 584 children. On average, 42 people die daily in Russia in fires. In the U.S., with a population over twice as large, the figure is around 3,400 deaths a year.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, December 7 (RIA Novosti)

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