Bomb scare at King Shaka International airport
The upper level of the airport was evacuated while police investigated some unattended luggage
The departure lounge at King Shaka International airport was cleared for about an hour this evening to allow the SAPS bomb squad and K9 units to sweep the area after an unattended bag was discovered.
According to IPSS Medical Rescue’s Paul Herbst they were among the emergency personnel called to the airport to be on standby should anything be found.
“This is standard procedure in the case of unattended luggage at the airport,” said Herbst.
The bag was given the all clear and airport operations have continued as normal.
There were no flight delays of more than a few minutes.
The Airports Company of SA (Acsa) tweeted the following statement:
1/3 A unattended bag was found and immediately reported to SAPS. As per procedure the area was evacuated and cordoned off by SAPS
— King Shaka Int (@kingshakaint) August 13, 2017
2/3 and thier Bomb Tech team. Once it was reported as safe operations resumed. We would like to thank the public for their patience
— King Shaka Int (@kingshakaint) August 13, 2017
3/3 & understanding.We are encouraging the public to please keep their belongings with them & report suspicious items to security & police.
— King Shaka Int (@kingshakaint) August 13, 2017
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