REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - A man is facing charges after robbing a Revere bank by claiming he had a bomb Saturday, police said.

Officers responded to a reported robbery at the East Boston Savings Bank at 1 p.m., police said. A man allegedly said he had a bomb before escaping in a taxi.

The man was arrested in the North Gate shopping center.

His name was not released.

Police and FBI agents are investigating.

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