Johannesburg, June 23 (IANS) Terminal buildings at a South African airport near Johannesburg had to evacuated Saturday following a bomb scare.

According to officials, terminal buildings of the Lanseria Airport were evacuated due to a bomb scare, after an unattended bag was found at one of the terminals, prompting the evacuation, Xinhua reported.

The bag was suspected to be full of explosives, they said.

A witness at the airport said later a bomb squad arrived at the airport and the passengers had been moved to the fire and rescue shed and incoming flights were waiting on the runway.