TimesLIVE reports that chaos erupted at a Durban hospital on Sunday following a bomb threat.  

The hospital, in Hillcrest, west of Durban, became an active crime scene after there were reports of a suspicious parcel inside the building.  A state of panic was cast over the private hospital as staff were ordered to remain in wards until police arrived at the scene.  Provincial police spokesperson Lt-Col Thulani Zwane confirmed the incident and said a case had been opened.  "Police attended a complaint of a bomb threat at Hillcrest Hospital.  A suspicious parcel was searched and it was negative," he indicated.

• The original of this report by Orrin Singh is at TimesLIVE

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