Woman arrested after restaurant bomb hoax
A number of roads were closed in Wirksworth due to the threat, police said
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A woman has been arrested after a bomb threat was made at a restaurant in a Derbyshire town.
Police were called to The Market Place in Wirksworth after a woman entered a venue and made threats about a device shortly before 15:00 BST on Sunday.
Derbyshire Police said officers established the threat was a hoax after searching a number of streets.
A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and for making a bomb hoax.
Detectives said the woman, from the Derby area, remains in police custody while investigations take place.
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