OFFICERS are investigating a hoax bomb threat made to a Morrisons supermarket this afternoon.
Police said someone rang the store in Pendle Street, Nelson at 2:30pm and said there was a bomb inside.
An evacuation took place and officers did a check of the store and gave the all clear.
Customers were allowed back in to shop at around 3:30pm.
Police said they are investigating the hoax call.
Sgt Shaun Pearson, from Nelson police, said: “The call was a hoax and I can confirm that police are now investigating the matter and are working to identify the caller.
“There happened to be a team of specialist search officers in Nelson at the time we received a call and they carried out a search of Morrisons which found nothing.
“At 3-30pm, the management of the store, after consulting with headquarters, began letting customers back in again.”
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