Report: Hoax Bomb Threat to Miqati

Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati’s office in Beirut was evacuated after receiving a hoax bomb threat, security sources told An Nahar newspaper in remarks published Wednesday.

The sources said Miqati received on Tuesday morning an anonymous phone call saying there was an explosive at his office in Verdun.

But specialized agencies inspected the office using sniffer dogs and did not find any explosives, the sources and As Safir daily said.

The terse reports did not provide further details.