Montecasino declared safe after false bomb threat

Gauteng police declared Montecasino safe after a bomb threat on Thursday.

According to police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo, an anonymous caller called the reception and claimed there was a bomb planted at the cinema section. Patrons who were at the cinema were immediately evacuated and the police were called.

“The police explosives unit was dispatched to Montecasino after a bomb threat. No bomb was found and the area was declared safe,” he said.

Masondo warned the community that making such a threat constitutes a serious criminal offence.

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