Blue Route bomb scare

Image: @_kuristina / Twitter

Bomb scare: Shoppers evacuate Blue Route Mall in Cape Town

Cape Town shoppers at Blue Route Mall had a frantic panic after a bomb scare forced the masses to evict the complex.

Blue Route bomb scare

Image: @_kuristina / Twitter

Police in Cape Town urgently forced shoppers to evacuate Blue Route Mall following a bomb scare notice on Thursday 4 November.

THREAT CAME FROM BLUE ROUTE MALL CLOTHING STORE

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) report, the threat was communicated via a Kirstenhof police patrol vehicle before 11:00.

SAPS bomb squad and K9 United descended to the precinct before the shopping centre staff and the public were urgently told to evict the facility near Tokai.

“After a search by the SAPS bomb squad, Blue Route mall was cleared to reopen. No suspicious packages were found,” SAPS spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said.

“A case of bomb threat was opened and is being investigated by Kirstenhof detectives.”

One local citizen claimed on social media that the event was reported at an Edgars store. “Hearing reports of an actual bomb being found at Edgars in Blue Route Mall Flushed face The mall has been evacuated. Anybody else hear anything?” @ToniPolony11 said.

BLUE ROUTE BOMB SCARE PRESS STATEMENT

The Blue Route Mall management soon sent a due update on the event via a social media statement. The mall said the decision to force out shoppers was to prioritise the public’s safety.

“Dear patrons, this morning there was a bomb scare at Blue Route Mall. Out of an abundance of caution, we evacuated the building,” the mall said.

“The safety of our customers, tenants, and employees is of the highest priority.”

Meanwhile, the event becomes the third bomb scare to rock a local shopping complex in under a month. Johannesburg’s Rosebank Mall was subjected to two threats within the space of a fortnight late last month.

“We have been approached with a threat and local authorities have requested that we evacuate the mall as of 4:50pm today, 21 October 2021,” Rosebank Mall’s note said.

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