No threat items were found during preliminary checks, says the Singapore Police Force.
SINGAPORE: A bomb threat was received on Wednesday morning at the Environment Building, which houses the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and its statutory boards the National Environment Agency and water agency PUB.
An email sent to employees at about 10am said there was an"emergency situation" and that the building was"under lockdown" but people could leave if they wanted to. "Police had worked with security officers on premises for preliminary checks and no threat items were found," she said at about 1pm.Another email sent to employees at about 12.20pm said that the building would be closed for the rest of the week.
A security guard was heard telling people that they were allowed to leave the building but not enter. Staff declined to comment when approached by the media.
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