People stand outside a mall that was evacuated in the World Cup city of Samara, Russia June 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) - Three shopping malls and a hospital were briefly evacuated in the Russian soccer World Cup host city of Samara on Thursday after a series of hoax bomb threats were phoned in, police and local media said.
The buildings re-opened within hours, but it was the second time in two days that such threats had disrupted a host city - police cleared bars and restaurants 1,300 km (800 miles) away in Rostov-on-Don on Wednesday morning.
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