Health centre evacuated after suitcase sparks bomb alert

Patients and staff were evacuated from a health centre in San Pedro Alcántara on Thursday after an abandoned suitcase triggered a bomb alert and a police cordon on the Costa del Sol.

National Police officers sealed off the surrounding streets and called in bomb disposal specialists and dog handlers after several members of the public raised the alarm about the luggage left near the building.

The health centre was cleared as a precaution while specialist teams checked the suitcase. The Junta de Andalucía later confirmed that the all-clear had been given and services were able to resume.

All clear after inspection

Police treated the incident as a possible explosive threat while the item was examined, but officers later ruled out any danger.

The alert came just two days after a similar suitcase scare in Malaga city centre, which also proved to be a false alarm after specialist checks.

While Thursday’s operation caused disruption for patients and staff, there was no report of any injury and no explosives were found.