Car bomb threat at Peterborough prison leads to lockdown for several hours

A bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax led to Peterborough Prison being cordoned off for several hours last night.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Apr 2018, 13:45 GMT
Updated 16th Apr 2018, 10:11 GMT
Bomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry HarrisBomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry Harris
Bomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry Harris

An extensive cordon surrounded he entire prison on Friday evening, April 13.

The prison complex was cordoned off as bomb squad personnel surrounded a silver VW Golf parked at the prison.

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A spokesperson for Sodexo Justice Services - who run Peterborough Prison - later confirmed the area was safe:

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Bomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry HarrisBomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry Harris
Bomb disposal teams working at Peterborough Prison. Photo: Terry Harris

A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we received a bomb threat in relation to a car in the car park.

"We immediately notified the police and the relevant personnel carried out a thorough investigation and have confirmed that the information we received was untrue.

"We took the appropriate precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all users of the car park."