Shanghai police have arrested a man who allegedly tried
blackmail a city department store by claiming he had planted
explosives.
Zhao Shufa, 29, is alleged to have phoned the No.1 Department
Store, saying he had laid explosives there and demanding money last
Thursday afternoon, said the Shanghai Municipal Public Security
Bureau.
The police evacuated the store and conducted a search, but
nothing was found.
Zhao was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on the Ningbo Road in
Shanghai, said the bureau. He has been charged with public order
offences.
Police claim Zhao said he had quarreled with a worker at the
store and had wanted to seek revenge.
(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2006)
