The headquarters of the land registry department in Nicosia were evacuated on Friday morning after an alleged bomb threat, according to the police.

According to police, the department received a phone call at around 8:10am informing of the existence of a bomb in the building.

Police was immediately informed and it was decided to immediately evacuate the premises until further notice.

At 10:30am, police said they completed their investigations, and that there was no bomb.