APOLARITY

The town of Ballymena, in Northern Ireland, had a big scare yesterday. An unidentified “object” was found outside a police station, and duly detonated in a controlled explosion by the army due to terrorism concerns.

From a police spokesperson:

In this case, the object was outside the perimeter of the station, and away from the entrance – and totally out of place – so we therefore had concerns for the safety of members of the public as well as for police officers and staff.

The object in question? A roll of tape.

This seems to be the type of overreaction on the scale of the Boston Mooninite Scare last month.

Via BBC.

Can you blame them?

Wal-Mart vice-chairman Michael Duke is in Mumbai for talks with Bharti bosses and government representatives. Wal-Mart and Bharti are planning a joint venture for cash-and-carry.

A statement from Wal-Mart says Mr Duke is visiting India “to learn more about the market first-hand and to further explore the wholesale cash-and-carry business”.

Via BBC.