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by dyadic 2328 days ago
Sometimes tips are given by the same people that place the bomb, with a desire to reduce casualties.

I don't know anything about the situation in Russia, but that definitely happened in Northern Ireland.

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As I recall, there was at least sometimes a system of passwords so the police could verify the caller was who they said they were, and they'd take the threat seriously.