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The Royal Brunei Police Force detained a man over alleged bomb threat in the sultanate Monday afternoon.
People go back to the commercial building after the police unblocked the Gadong area in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 11, 2016. Xinhua，Jeffrey Wong
The police detain the man to assist in investigation after receiving a bomb threat, it said.
People in the commercial building are questioned by the police after their evacuation in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 11, 2016. Xinhua，Jeffrey Wong
The police said that they received a phone call on their 993 hotline, with the caller saying there was a bomb at a commercial building in the business-centered Gadong area.
The commercial building in the business-centered Gadong area is blocked off for investigation in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 11, 2016. Xinhua，Jeffrey Wong
Local witnesses told Xinhua that the police cordoned off the entire stretch of road in Gadong area from noon to 17:30 local time.
People in the commercial building were evacuated to a nearby place in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 11, 2016. Xinhua，Jeffrey Wong
"I have been in Brunei for over 20 years. I never heard of things of this kind in decades," Fidzman, one witness whose dry-cleaning business located just across the road from the commercial building, told Xinhua.
People in the commercial building were evacuated to a nearby place in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 11, 2016. Xinhua，Jeffrey Wong
"This bomb event has cause lots of scare in Brunei. Luckily, it has proved to be a false threat," he added.
(APD)
