Police have confirmed that the bomb threat received by the management of a college in Bandar Utama, at Persiaran Utama was a hoax.

Petaling Jaya district police chief Zani Che Din said police received an emergency call on the bomb threat at 12.30pm today from the auxiliary police at the college.

Subsequently, a bomb unit from the Selangor contingent police headquarters was rushed to the location and an inspection of the areas surrounding the college had found no suspicious object.

- Bernama