Update: 5:14pm
Chairperson of the Douglasdale CPF, Jean Berdou has announced that the Lonehill Shopping Centre is now open for business.
Initial story:
There has been another bomb scare in the Fourways area this afternoon. This time, the Lonehill Shopping Centre has been targeted.
Chairperson of the Douglasdale CPF, Jean Berdou, confirmed these threats.
He said, “There is currently a bomb scare at the Lonehill Shopping centre following the bomb threats from earlier today. Police officials are currently at the scene investigating. Police have urged the public to avoid these areas and discouraged onlookers at the scene.”
Lonehill Boulevard has since been closed to deal with the threat.
Michelle Townsend, property portfolio manager for the Tintswalo Property Group confirmed that the Lonehill Shopping Centre received an anonymous threat. “We don’t know where it is from,” she said.
Townsend said police and Fidelity Security were at the scene and evacuating the centre.
“We don’t want to take any risks, it could be another hoax, but if there is even a 1 per cent chance that something could happen, we need to act.”
Townsend said the police and Fidelity Security had been amazing throughout the process. “They have been a pleasure to work with. They have been outstanding.”
This follows bomb scares from the Fourways Mall and the Crowthorne Shopping Centre in Midrand from earlier today. After investigations, officials declared the shopping complexes safe.
Click here to read more about those bomb scares.
Click here to read more about the previous bomb scares in the area:
UPDATE: Bank declared safe by police
BREAKING NEWS: Alleged bomb scare in Dainfern
UPDATE: Lonehill Shopping Centre declared safe
@Radio702 @Hot919fm bomb threat at the Lonehill shopping centre. People need to avoid the area.
— Dreamskygirlsa (@Dreamskygirlsa) October 18, 2016
@IntelliBureau @PigSpotter @crimeairnetwork another bomb scare- Lonehill shopping Centre. People evacuating.
— Rayli Loren (@meagscro12) October 18, 2016
Bombscare at the Lonehill shopping centre. People evacuating.
Wtf is going on today?— Julio Garcia (@juliogarciaSA) October 18, 2016
3 Bomb Scares in 1 day (Midrand, Lonehill & Fourways)! Hope @SAPoliceService catches this Idiot that thinks this must b 1 hell of a joke! https://t.co/0MME3km2s3
— RHeiti (@RHeiti) October 18, 2016
When Lonehill gets treated to a bomb scare, The Cartel takes it to the suburbs. The show must go… https://t.co/EXu2ioBpUg
— Lauren (@LaurenIpsumZA) October 18, 2016
⌛️💣⌛️ Bombscare 1 Bombscare 2 & now a third one at Lonehill shopping Centre!! WTF is going in Jozi!
well this is Africa you know 🤔😳🤔— Grant Edmiston (@Shuffle_Tri) October 18, 2016
But really why would a terrorist wanna blow up Lonehill Shopping Centre? Probably just a naughty kid having some 'fun.'
— Julio Garcia (@juliogarciaSA) October 18, 2016
@gwalax bomb scare at Lonehill shopping center all evacuated
— Michel Kim van Wyk (@MikeKvW) October 18, 2016
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