Two of the iconic monuments of Delhi, Red Fort and Jama Masjid, on Thursday, received a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, the police said.

After receiving the threat call at 9 am, a team of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) rushed to the monuments. However, nothing suspicious was found at either of the places, the Fire Department said.

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Meanwhile, the Delhi Police said in a statement that a thorough search of the premises at both the monuments was carried out along with a team from the CISF but nothing suspicious was found. Hence, the threat call was declared a hoax.

Last month, a similar threat call was received at Tamil Nadu Bhawan prompting an action from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) and Delhi Police but it turned out to be a hoax. In February this year, several schools in Delhi-NCR received similar bomb threats but nothing suspicious was found at that time too.