Man arrested after town centre bomb hoax threat
A man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after a suspicious package was found in a town centre shop.
A 100m cordon was set up around the store in Queens Road, Nuneaton, by police at about 14:30 BST on Friday following the discovery.
Army explosive ordnance disposal experts were called to the scene to assess and deal with the package.
Police arrested a 40-year-old from London after it was found to have not been an explosive device.
The suspect remains in custody, Warwickshire Police has said
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