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Thursday, 16 October 2008

Beijing Water Cube cleared after bomb scare

7/08/2008 6:41:00 PM.  | Richard Maxton

The Beijing Water Cube aquatic centre has been given the all-clear after a security scare this afternoon, just one day out from the Opening Ceremony.

The facility was placed into lock-down for around half-an-hour

But Reporter Matthew Hill says it appears to have been a false-alarm.

"I walked straight in, first thing I saw was the divers practising and also the synchronised swimmers were in the pool. The music was playing and nothing was untoward, nobody looked worried.

"Walked outside, there was a little bit of military presence. I thought, 'This might be a problem area', but I saw they were taking pictures of each other. So no-one was concerned at all."

During the lock-down Mark Levy told LIVENEWS.com.au that reporters were being turned away from the aquatic centre.

"There is quite a strong police presence and army presence, which isn't unfamiliar in Beijing.

"It's just precautionary at this stage. We're being directed to go away from so they can do their investigations."

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