Bomb scare at Francistown High Court

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Nasty trick: Security officials at the High Court during the bomb scare PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: The wheels of justice were brought to an abrupt halt yesterday at the High Court when officers, including judges and other legal eagles, bolted out following a bomb scare.

A switchboard operator at the court received a call around 10 am from an anonymous person who claimed that a bomb had been planted somewhere inside the building.

According to workers of the court who requested anonymity because they were not allowed to talk to the press, the caller – believed to be a man – warned the switchboard operator that a bomb planted in the building could explode at anytime.

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Bomb scare at Francistown High Court

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