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The Rinascente – which is home to a number of high-end department stores – was evacuated after a bomb threat was made.

The headquarters of the Piazza Fiume was also cleared as cops and emergency service swooped.

The huge alert was sparked when a male caller phoned through to a switchboard and chillingly warned in Italian: "Bomb at 15 Rinascente, Allahu Akbar".

Bomb disposal experts reportedly entered two buildings to carry out a sweep for devices.

The area was given the all-clear a short time later after a thorough search.

The identity of the caller remains unclear at this stage.