Hundreds of bargain hunters were evacuated after a BOMB threat in a busy shopping center
Hundreds of bargain hunters are evacuated after a BOMB threat in a busy shopping center
- Hundreds were evacuated from a busy shopping street after a bomb threat was raised
- Police responded to the threat at the Stockland shopping center in Townsville
- Within an hour, the threat was declared a hoax and stores were reopened
Hundreds of bargain hunters were evacuated from a busy shopping center after a bomb threat was launched on the complex.
Police responded to the explosive threat at the Stockland shopping center in Townsville at around 12:40 PM on Thursday.
“As a precaution, the mall was evacuated,” Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia.
Police responded to the explosive threat at the Stockland mall in Townsville at approximately 12:40 p.m. on Thursday (photo)
“As a precaution, the mall was evacuated,” Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia
“Within an hour, the police were able to conduct an assessment and pronounce the threat of a hoax.”
Police are now investigating the possibility that the threat was made by young people.
The stores have since reopened.
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