Final Draw venue 'safe'

2009-12-04 13:34

Cape Town - Police say a man was arrested after he made two hoax phone calls saying a bomb had been planted at the airport amid tight security for Friday's World Cup draw.

Superintendent Vish Naidoo said police working with other law enforcement agencies were able to quickly establish that the bomb threat was a hoax and tracked the man down to a suburb in Cape Town.

In another security threat, sniffer dogs and a bomb disposal unit were brought to the Cape Town International Convention Center and entrances sealed off.

The CTICC was, however, declared safe later on Friday afternoon.

- AP