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A bomb scare at a Surrey racecourse led to 800 people having to leave the grandstand in an emergency evacuation. About 800 people had to leave the grandstand at a Surrey racecourse when a telephone caller claimed a bomb had been planted there.
Lingfield Racecourse had a telephone warning that a device had been planted in the grandstand 10 minutes before the last race, which was abandoned. Lingfield Racecourse took the call 10 minutes before the last race, which had to be abandoned.
Surrey Police officers were called and were still checking for a device later on Saturday. Surrey Police officers searched the stand, but nothing was found. Police are treating the call as a hoax.
The racecourse had a crowd of about 2,000. Only the grandstand was affected by the alert at 1535 GMT. About 2,000 people were at the racecourse, but only the grandstand was affected.
Spokeswoman Kate Hills said a lot of people had gone straight home, but others were waited outside the grandstand to collect their belongings. Spokeswoman Kate Hills said many people went straight home, but others waited outside the grandstand to collect their belongings.
As it grew dark, a building was opened up so the remaining 30 people could wait inside in the warm, she said. As it grew dark, a building was opened so the remaining people could wait in the warm and have tea and coffee.