Man arrested over alleged bomb hoax at Peterborough's Queensgate centre released by police

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Police said there had been a ‘potential security threat’ at a shop in the centre

A man who was arrested over an alleged bomb hoax in Peterborough has been released by police.

Yesterday (November 9) Queensgate Shopping Centre was evacuated by police, and a man was arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax.

Today, Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed the arrested man, who is from Peterborough and aged in his 60s, has been released with no further action taken against him.