GIDDINGS WAL-MART EVACUATED AFTER BOMB THREAT

  

The Giddings Wal-Mart was evacuated Monday afternoon after a report of a bomb threat.

The Giddings Police Department responded to the threat shortly before 6 p.m.  Store managers and employees told officers that they received three different phone calls indicating that there was a bomb attached to the store.

The store was evacuated and the parking lot was cleared with the assistance of DPS Troopers and the Giddings Volunteer Fire Department.

The Austin Police Department Bomb Squad was called to assist at the scene and used an explosive detection dog.  The building was cleared with no explosive devices being found, and the scene was cleared shortly before 9 p.m.

Giddings police say an investigation into Terroristic Threat is underway to determine the identity of the caller.