A bomb threat forced police to evacuate the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise where a Bon Jovi concert was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
''We're searching the building,'' said Lt. Robert Voss, a spokesman for Sunrise Police Department.
More details were not immediately available, though shortly after 8:30 p.m., Bon Jovi fans started chanting: ''Let us in.'' Half an hour earlier, police made an announcement that it would be another 25 minutes to an hour before anybody was allowed inside.
In the meantime, concert-goers milled about outside the arena, hoping for the best.
''We're concerned for the band and our own health, but we want a show,'' said Diane Elyard, who traveled from Central Florida for the concert. ``It sucks.''
She said they had been waiting to go inside since 6 p.m.
West Palm Beach residents Cindy and Jeff Burger came to celebrate their 26th anniversary. It was their first time at a Bon Jovi concert.
''We were looking forward to having VIP tickets, to get see the show and enjoy food and wine while we watched,'' said Cindy Burger.
Other fans wanted to know more about what was happening.
''They could have given us some more information,'' said Jane Scanlon, who said she had been waiting for two hours. ``But what are you going to do?''
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About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all. -- Rita Mae Brown
From the Miami Herald
A bomb threat forced police to evacuate the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise where a Bon Jovi concert was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
''We're searching the building,'' said Lt. Robert Voss, a spokesman for Sunrise Police Department.
More details were not immediately available, though shortly after 8:30 p.m., Bon Jovi fans started chanting: ''Let us in.'' Half an hour earlier, police made an announcement that it would be another 25 minutes to an hour before anybody was allowed inside.
In the meantime, concert-goers milled about outside the arena, hoping for the best.
''We're concerned for the band and our own health, but we want a show,'' said Diane Elyard, who traveled from Central Florida for the concert. ``It sucks.''
She said they had been waiting to go inside since 6 p.m.
West Palm Beach residents Cindy and Jeff Burger came to celebrate their 26th anniversary. It was their first time at a Bon Jovi concert.
''We were looking forward to having VIP tickets, to get see the show and enjoy food and wine while we watched,'' said Cindy Burger.
Other fans wanted to know more about what was happening.
''They could have given us some more information,'' said Jane Scanlon, who said she had been waiting for two hours. ``But what are you going to do?''
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About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all. -- Rita Mae Brown