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MANILA, Philippines – A bomb threat on Sunday evening, April 17, triggered the temporary closure of the northbound lane of EDSA-Main Avenue in Cubao, Quezon City.
In a tweet posted at 8:50 pm, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) told motorists to expect heavy traffic and take alternate routes.
The MMDA did not give further details about the bomb threat, but reports said a suspicious package was found inside a bus.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ADVISORY: Temporary Road Closure at EDSA Main Avenue NB due to Bomb Threat. Expect heavy traffic in the area. Take alternate route. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mmda?src=hash">#mmda</a></p>— Official MMDA (@MMDA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMDA/status/721682331170287616">April 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Social media users reported heavy traffic following the temporary closure.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Edsa in stand still because of a bomb threat along edsa cubao. Stay safe everyone and iwas edsa muna tayo. <a href="https://t.co/7qv6wjYqlX">pic.twitter.com/7qv6wjYqlX</a></p>— Eli Martinez (@ohoheli) <a href="https://twitter.com/ohoheli/status/721701319120039937">April 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heavy traffic in cubao edsa because of road close due to bomb threat.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/atm?src=hash">#atm</a> keep safe everyone!</p>— Katherine Imperial (@kattylove) <a href="https://twitter.com/kattylove/status/721702991951060994">April 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) were also suspended.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Halted MRT operations because of the bomb threat. (Santolan Station) <a href="https://t.co/a0vLh0VSjt">pic.twitter.com/a0vLh0VSjt</a></p>— Eli Martinez (@ohoheli) <a href="https://twitter.com/ohoheli/status/721701448526856192">April 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Past 10 pm, the MMDA later told netizens that all lanes of EDSA had been reopened.
More details to follow. – Rappler.com