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Police have evacuated Cathedral Square in Christchurch after a bomb threat.
Inspector Mike Coulter, of the police southern communications centre in Christchurch, said police had received a report of a bomb being placed at an unknown location.
Police converged on the square just before 1pm, cordoning the area and ordering lunchtime crowds to leave.
Mr Coulter said police would release further information later.
- NZPA
