Abandoned box near SC causes bomb scare
MANILA, Philippines–The Manila police closed Padre Faura in Taft Avenue to traffic past 9 a.m. Wednesday after the police bomb squad responded to a call from the Supreme Court security.
High court’s security called the Manila Police at 9:10 a.m. regarding an abandoned box left at the sidewalk across the high court’s main gate.
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Bomb squad personnel responded, and found that the box merely contained broken tiles.
Padre Faura was reopened to motorists at around 9:50 am.
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