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Evening Standard
Clara Margotin

Teenager in custody after ‘bomb hoax’ halts Peter Kay performance

Police said “no items of a suspicious nature were found” after comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the audience at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated on Friday night.

A 19-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax offence, remains in custody, West Midlands Police said.

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