Updated: September 01, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Bomb threat prompts authorities to seal off Dubai Prosecution Building
DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : Sep 1, 2013 :- Dubai Police sealed off the area near the Dubai Court after a woman visitor threatened to detonate an explosives belt in the Dubai Prosecution building in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) . For News *** Local Caption *** PS0109- DUBAI COURT05.jpg
Police have sealed off the Dubai Prosecution Building after a woman visitor threatened to detonate what she said was an explosive belt. Pawan Singh / The National
Sources said the woman was known to prosecutors and had previously visited the building on numerous occasions Pawan Singh / The National
At around 3.50pm, officers escorted a female lawyer into the building to speak to the woman. Pawan Singh / The National
It is believed that the woman is demanding to talk to a high ranking official. Pawan Singh / The National
Hundreds of police, Civil Defence, ambulance, and rescue personnel cordoned off the area around the building in Bur Dubai and bystanders are being moved away. Pawan Singh / The National
A police officer at the scene said the deputy chief of Dubai Police, Major General Khamis Al Mazeina, has taken charge of operations. Pawan Singh / The National
An employee at the prosecution building said the woman was talking to officials about her husband. Satish Kumar/TheNational