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.
Merseyside Police says officers are currently dealing with a suspicious object found in the John Lewis department store in Liverpool city centre this morning.
The item was reported by an employee at 10am.
Police have cordoned off an area around the store and all shoppers and employees have been evacuated as a precaution.
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