30kg ‘suspicious’ package at Canadian embassy had visa forms
- 5 years ago
A suspicious parcel delivered to the Canadian High Commission caused a scare Thursday morning leading to an emergency evacuation.
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet told Capital FM News that the 30 kilogram parcel was later safely opened and found to be containing visa application forms.
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Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet told Capital FM News that the 30 kilogram parcel was later safely opened and found to be containing visa application forms.
"There is no cause for alarm at all; the parcel has been opened safely and found to have visa forms," the police chief told Capital FM News on telephone, after social media went wild with reports of a bomb scare.
He said the parcel was delivered at the High Commission by Fedex but staff got concerned "because they were not expecting it, prompting them to call police who moved in quickly and ordered an evacuation."
“There is no cause for alarm at all; the parcel has been opened safely and found to have visa forms,” the police chief told Capital FM News on telephone, after social media went wild with reports of a bomb scare.
He said the parcel was delivered at the High Commission by Fedex but staff got concerned “because they were not expecting it, prompting them to call police who moved in quickly and ordered an evacuation.”
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet told Capital FM News that the 30 kilogram parcel was later safely opened and found to be containing visa application forms.
Overview
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet told Capital FM News that the 30 kilogram parcel was later safely opened and found to be containing visa application forms.
"There is no cause for alarm at all; the parcel has been opened safely and found to have visa forms," the police chief told Capital FM News on telephone, after social media went wild with reports of a bomb scare.
He said the parcel was delivered at the High Commission by Fedex but staff got concerned "because they were not expecting it, prompting them to call police who moved in quickly and ordered an evacuation."
“There is no cause for alarm at all; the parcel has been opened safely and found to have visa forms,” the police chief told Capital FM News on telephone, after social media went wild with reports of a bomb scare.
He said the parcel was delivered at the High Commission by Fedex but staff got concerned “because they were not expecting it, prompting them to call police who moved in quickly and ordered an evacuation.”