Boy, 17, released on police bail after 'bomb hoax' at Bristol college View Image

A 17-year-old boy has been released on conditional bail following an alleged bomb hoax at a college in Bristol. It follows a major police response to an incident at St Brendan's Sixth Form College on Tuesday afternoon (November 4).

Firearms officers, the dog unit and specialist search officers were deployed to the college, in Broomhill Road, Bristol, after receiving a call just after 3pm. Upon arrival at the college, officers said they identified the teenager and arrested him on suspicion of a making a bomb hoax.

A CCTV review was completed and the decision was made to conduct a precautionary evacuation of the college. All students and staff were safely escorted off the site while specialist search of

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