KZN police issue stern warning to hoaxers after false bomb threat

KZN police issue stern warning to hoaxers after false bomb threat

KwaZulu-Natal police confirm that the bomb scare at a building in Durban housing a municipal department was a hoax.

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KZN police spokesperson, Thembeka Mbele says a caller phoned the receptionist to say he had planted three bombs in the building. 


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"The bomb squad was also called out and evacuated the building. Upon the investigation, there was no bomb on the premises. The building has been given the all-clear, and the staff allowed back in the building."


Police have warned the public against making hoax calls saying those who do will face the full might of the law. 

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