At about 10 am the Mall received a phone call from a male saying that he has planted four bombs on the property, Clearwater Mall marketing manager Cecile Braun confirmed.
“We immediately contacted the Honeydew Police,” she said.
“It is standard procedure to evacuate the building given such a threat and we did so.”
Braun said that the Saps Bomb Disposal Squad is currently on the scene.
Residents and shop owners tweeted about the situation:
RT @ER24EMS: Bomb threat at Clearwater mall, Johannesburg West. The… https://t.co/i5GsWcm4Sy #Clearwater #Johannesburg via @SeabeloModise
— Right Now I/O Feed (@rightnowio_feed) March 2, 2015
Bomb threat at Clearwater mall, Johannesburg West. The mall has been evacuated. ER24, SAPS and security are on scene. pic.twitter.com/q2pWDNNwfn
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd ® (@ER24EMS) March 2, 2015
Clearwater Mall on lockdown. Workers stand outside @RdptRecord @kritiek_aster @Jacobus_Myburgh
— Sonwabile Antonie (@SonwabileRR) March 2, 2015
PLEASE BE AWARE Clearwater Mall. 4 bombs been planted. Stay clear of the area K-9 unit en route.
— Vitalmed ER (@VitalmedER) March 2, 2015
Clearwater Mall being evacuated due to potential bomb threat – please avoid the centre and surrounding roads, many cars exiting @FloridaCPF
— On Florida (@On_Florida) March 2, 2015
#AVOID: Bomb threat by Entrance 1 Clearwater Mall, Hendrik Potgieter Dr in Roodepoort
— Crime Lookout (@LookoutCrime) March 2, 2015
