Pretoria - Visitors had to be turned away on Wednesday morning at Freedom Park, after a bomb scare. Vehicles that wanted to enter the premises were parked outside from about 9am. Only staff members, on foot, were allowed in.

A security guard at the gate told the Pretoria News that they were under strict instructions not to let any vehicle, except for police vehicles inside the premises. According to Freedom Park’s CEO, Jane Mufamadi they received three calls from a guy, threatening that he had planted multiple bombs inside the premises.

She said people including visitors and staff members had to be evacuated.

“Luckily we know our fire and bomb drills,” she said. But despite the drills, Mufamadi said the majority of people were terrified and even started to panic.

“I had to clam them down myself and give them counseling,” she said.