KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Mid Valley Southkey mall in Johor Baru has confirmed that the public were evacuated from its premises following an alleged “security threat”, but...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Mid Valley Southkey mall in Johor Baru has confirmed that the public were evacuated from its premises following an alleged “security threat”, but stopped short of confirming the nature of the threat.
In a statement published tonight on its official Facebook page, it said: “The management of The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey and St. Giles Hotel Southkey would like to confirm that we received a report of security threat via an anonymous phone call.”It added that the relevant authorities including the Royal Malaysia Police and the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia were immediately informed.
“We can confirm that investigations by the relevant authorities are ongoing, and we are assisting them.“We were instructed by the authorities to evacuate the affected areas as a proactive measure. The mall management assisted in the smooth evacuation of the Mall and Hotel. “The safety of our guests, shoppers, tenants, employees and community remains our utmost priority,” it said in the brief statement.
Earlier, the Singapore Consulate-General in Johor Baru in a brief statement on Facebook released an advisory for Singapore citizens, stating that it was “aware of reports that visitors to the Mid Valley Southkey Mall and St Giles Hotel in Johor Baru have been asked to evacuate temporarily due to alleged security and safety concerns”.earlier today that the evacuation order came at 6.40pm after an alarm was triggered.