Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry evacuated after bomb threat
Published on: Wednesday, June 05, 2024
By:
FMT, Elill Easwaran
Police and fire and rescue personnel are at the tourism, arts and culture ministry in Putrajaya following the delivery of a suspicious package.
PETALING JAYA: Staff and visitors at the tourism, arts and culture ministry in Putrajaya have been instructed to evacuate the building in response to a bomb threat.
A spokesman from the Putrajaya fire and rescue department told FMT that its personnel at the scene have evacuated everyone in the building.
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The spokesman also said that the police are at the location with a bomb disposal unit.
Earlier today, AstroAwani reported that a package was delivered to the ministry through a delivery service.
“The ministry’s staff have seen the package, and it appears to be a bomb,” said AstroAwani’s senior deputy vice-president of branded content, Zaiful Ariffin, who was at the ministry to attend a meeting.
“As of now, we have not received confirmation (of what is in the) package.
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“(We) have been instructed to evacuate the building as a safety precaution.”
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