A popular mall in Johor Bahru was evacuated on Saturday evening after an alleged bomb scare, Malaysian media reports said. According to Free Malaysia Today website, Mid Valley Southkey shopping centre’s management received a phone call at around 6pm. The...
Shoppers at the Mid Valley Southkey mall said they were told to leave the premises without being given a specified reason.A popular mall in Johor Bahru was evacuated on Saturday evening after an alleged bomb scare, Malaysian media reports said.
The unidentified caller made a bomb threat, after which the mall’s auxiliary police started evacuating the premises.It said the mall “received a report of security threat via an anonymous phone call” and alerted the relevant authorities.Malaysian beauty queen gets to keep title despite claims of being school bullyThey have also imposed a 100m-wide cordon to prevent people from entering the area.
On social media, shoppers at the mall said they were told to leave the premises without being given a specified reason. A fire engine was seen parked outside an entrance to the mall, the Malay Mail reported, adding that the roads leading to the area were also cordoned off by the police.