Willis Street has been cordoned off as police respond to a report of a threat made by a person on a bus on Willis Street in central Wellington. A man has been taken into custody following a bomb scare that closed a major Wellington street at the height of rush hour. Willis St was cordoned-off between Mercer Street and Lambton Quay for an hour after the threat was reported at 5.20pm. ROSA WOODS/STUFF An officer stands at the cordon in Willis Street in central Wellington. ROSA WOODS/STUFF Commuters are asked to leave buses as police close Willis Street after a bomb scare in central Wellington.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2019 05:56 UTC