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.
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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