Several hundred patrons evacuated from ‘The Dome’ Sunday for bomb threat
Downtown party goers were forced to leave Halifax's Liquor Dome early Sunday morning after a bomb threat was called into Halifax Police before 1:00 a.m.
According to regional police, 1,300 patrons and staff were forced to leave the venue while officers conducted an investigation.
Halifax Transit buses were rolled to the downtown location so patrons who had not retrieved their coat or keys from inside could remain warm.
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Shortly before 3:30 a.m., a police service dog and handler trained with explosives entered the Dome and no device was found.
No suspect is in custody, police are investigating.
