A bomb scare caused by a computer game lead to the closing of a busy part of downtown Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, on Wednesday.
Mayoral Drive was closed between the intersections of Wellesley St. West and Cook St. after a package was seen being strapped to a railing at the rear of the Aotea Center about 3:50 p.m. (0250 GMT).
Motorists were asked to stay away from the area while the Defense Force bomb squad was called to examine the package.
Police later said the call to police was made by Aotea Center security staff who saw somebody acting suspiciously around a railing before planting the device, the New Zealand Press Association reported.
While the area was blocked off, an employee from nearby Datacom came to police and told them the device was a geocache, a tracking device used by computer buffs.
Further investigations were made to confirm this and the alert was lifted around 6:30 p.m.
Police said the device was harmless but whoever planted it should have known better.
Source: Xinhua/Agencies
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