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Police clear crowds from Sydney Opera House Police clear crowds from Sydney Opera House
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A police operation is under way at Sydney's Opera House and people have been cleared from the site. A police operation that evacuated the Sydney Opera House was sparked by "information on social media".
Police confirmed that operations were under way at the Opera House and in the beachside suburb of Manly, but did not provide further details. Police ran operations at the Opera House and in the beachside suburb of Manly on Thursday, but did not provide details on the nature of the threat.
Helicopter shots show the usually crowded tourist hub completely deserted. Helicopter shots showed the usually crowded hub completely deserted and afternoon concerts were cancelled.
A ferry to Manly was cancelled and a second ferry was delayed, Transport NSW confirmed. Police issued a release at 15:30 AEST (04:30GMT) saying that both operations had concluded.
A police spokeswoman said information on the operations would be provided once they had concluded. She would not confirm whether the two operations were linked. The operation resulted in the cancellation of one ferry service between Manly and Circular Quay.