Bomb threats at two casinos in a Mexican border city caused panic as authorities responded to the scenes over the weekend.
The threats took place on Saturday afternoon in Matamoros, where two calls to 911 warned of explosive devices at different casinos. Dozens of patrons fled the Onyx Casino after being alerted. The casino is located along one of the main intersections of the city.
The second casino, Intercontinental, is near downtown Matamoros, a few blocks south of the B&M International Bridge. That casino had been shut down a few days prior and was empty.
State police forces rushed to both casinos, setting up a security perimeter while a special squad searched for explosives.
Authorities held the perimeters for longer than three hours as they swept the buildings. After no threatening devices were found, the perimeters were cancelled. The Matamoros mayor remains tight-lipped about the threats.
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