Merseyside Police says the suspicious object that caused a bomb scare at the John Lewis department store in Liverpool city centre today was not a viable device nor a hoax. It was a security tag that had been wrapped and taped up to muffle a loud ticking sound.
Bomb disposal experts have arrived at the John Lewis department store in Liverpool after a suspicious item was found by a member of staff this morning.
The store has been evacuated and the area cordoned off while officers investigate.
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