South Africa
Man arrested after bomb threat at Pretoria mall─── 17:10 Tue, 17 Sep 2019
A man in his 50s was arrested on Tuesday after making a bomb threat inside a bank at the plush Menlyn Maine Mall in Pretoria East, demanding R10 million from a teller.
SAPS spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach said the bomb threat was written on a note.
"At around 11:15 an unknown man in his 50s entered a bank at the Menlyn Maine Shopping Centre. He handed a note over to the bank teller who assisted him. The note contained a threat to say that there is a bomb planted inside the bank. The security immediately reacted and evacuated the whole shopping centre," said Weilbach.
The SAPS responded and arrested the man inside the bank. A firearm was confiscated.
"The SAPS bomb disposal and K9 units were called out and are still on the scene to inspect a device that was found. The shopping center is not declared safe yet," said Weilbach.
"The man will be charged with contravention of the Explosive Act No 26 of 1956 for making a false threat. He will appear in the Hatfield Community Court soon."
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