Saturday, May 23, 2009

Members of parliament evacuated in a hotel

By Mandisi Tyulu
23 May 2009

Hundred of the newly elected members of Parliament have been evacuated from their hotel in Cape Town following a bomb scare on Friday.

"There was a call that was received by the hotel at 06:10 saying they must evacuate," said Captain Bernadine Steyn.

Steyn said they evacuated the hotel, the Holiday Inn Express on Church Street, "as a precaution" and sent in sniffer dogs.

"Nothing was found," said Steyn.

She said the alarm that woke up guests at 06:00 was a planned fire drill.
"As you know, these things can happen at any time," she said.

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