Showing posts with label Sydney. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Security scare at Sydney Opera House

Police stand guard as the Sydney Opera House is evacuated in a security scare sparked by information on social media with people cleared from the harbour front precinct before police declared it safe. Photo: AFP
Sydneys iconic Opera House was cordoned off Thursday in a security terror sparked by hint as regards social media subsequent to people cleared from the harbour stomach precinct in the in the back police stated it safe.
Metal barriers were erected behind onlookers kept roughly 150 metres (500 feet) away from the building, following police officers and security personnel guarding the area in a 90-minute lockdown.
Similar precautions were taken across the harbour at the suburb of Manly going regarding speaking for Sydneys northern beaches, which has a ferry linking it to Circular Quay where the Opera House is located.
Following mention a propos speaking social media, police conducted an operation in the vicinity of the Opera House and Manly as a precautionary produce an effect, New South Wales police said in a confirmation.
That police operation has now concluded.
No supplementary recommendation was provided although Sydneys Daily Telegraph said the unease revolved vis--vis a threat conventional just about an want inside the Opera House.
An Opera House spokeswoman would not comment.
In January last year, an unattended package left regarding a Sydney ferry sparked a lockdown of Australias harbourfront.
The package was in addition to than revealed to be training equipment used by the transport company giving out the ferries.