Police action at Sydney Opera House

sydney - The area around the Sydney Opera House is briefly been cleared by the police. It was a 'preventive measure,' the ABC News reported on the basis of the police. The authorities had been informed through social media that there might be a bomb there on a ferry. The landing place is not far from the Opera House.

The ferry service between the district Millers Point and Manly was temporarily shut down. Manly was also a police action, but which had been finalized earlier. Police patrolling the port area.

Around the concert gates were installed and staff were evacuated. The Opera House is a popular tourist destination in the Australian city.