Hundreds evacuated during Sandton bomb threat
Hundreds of people have been evacuated in the Sandton CBD.
There has been a bomb threat at the Ernest & Young building.
Provincial police spokesperson Kay Makhubele says: "The police are busy with dogs to try and verify if there is something which can explode. The people have been moved out of the building."
He says no one had been reported injured.
Gautrain officials have confirmed there was no bomb threat on their premises, as initially reported on social media.
No bomb threat at Gautrain Sandton Station. This information is not true.
— Gautrain (@TheGautrain) November 9, 2017
Scores of people have taken to social media to share photos of the evacuation.
Pictures from the #BombThreat scene. pic.twitter.com/f2yHCIsosB
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) November 9, 2017
@JacaNews EY building pic.twitter.com/pnqLqMKyKH
— Gary (@GarWitt) November 9, 2017
@EYnews building clear. Sandton #BombScare over 😅 pic.twitter.com/5Kbt3YG76m
— Lisa Wright (@LisaMayWright) November 9, 2017
BOMB SCARE : SANDTON pic.twitter.com/89n1twjPXY
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) November 9, 2017