Updated 3.27pm 

The Gozo Channel ferry service was temporarily suspended for a few hours on Tuesday after an anonymous bomb threat.

The two ferries currently in service were searched after the threat was received by phone at 11am. 

Searches were also made on vehicles on the ferries and the marshalling areas. Nothing suspicious was found. 

Service resumed early in the afternoon.

In a statement, the Gozo Ministry apologised to passengers for the inconvenience.