A man has been arrested over a ‘bomb hoax’ after a shopping centre and bus station in Peterborough were evacuated.
Police were contacted by a store manager at the Queensgate Shopping Centre at about 9.30am this morning reporting their head office had been told on Tuesday about a ‘security threat’ to their store today.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have now arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of making a bomb hoax.
He is now in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough.
Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough was evacuated due to a security threat
The centre has now been reopened following the incident, which also caused a local bus station to be evacuated.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary said in a statement: ‘A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and is in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough.
‘Queensgate Shopping Centre has now reopened.’
‘We were contacted by a store manager within Queensgate Shopping Centre at about 9.30am this morning (Wednesday) reporting contact to their head office yesterday (Tuesday) about a security threat to their store today.
‘A decision was made by Queensgate security at about 10.45am this morning to evacuate the centre and bus station as a precaution.
‘Our officers have been at the centre to assist security staff with the evacuation and work is ongoing to establish further detail about the threat and anyone involved.’
The centre was later reopened as police arrested man in his 60s over a ‘bomb hoax’