Liverpool bomb scare: Man arrested over office alert Published duration 8 January 2016

media caption This video captures the moment police detained a man following a bomb scare in Liverpool city centre

A 74-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill following a bomb scare in the centre of Liverpool.

Police negotiators were called to a building in Silkhouse Court in Tithebarn Street at about 10:30 GMT after reports a man was acting suspiciously.

Staff there referred on Twitter to a "bomb scare on the fifth floor" and evacuated the building.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

An army bomb disposal unit examined a package the man had been carrying which was found to pose no danger to the public.

Police warned the area would remain cordoned off until enquiries were completed.

image caption Several streets around Tithebarn Street were cordoned off by police

The man is being questioned by detectives and remains in police custody.

The building on Silkhouse Court is believed to be a solicitors' office.

Several streets were sealed off while police tried to negotiate with the man.

Tithebarn Street and Old Hall Street at the junction with Union Street were closed and there was also disruption in Chapel Street, George Street and Exchange Street.

image copyright Chris Sproston image caption A photograph taken from a nearby building shows the police activity

image copyright @Malarkey image caption Police remain at the scene of the incident, in Tithebarn Street