A Peter Kay gig has been evacuated after a “potential suspicious bag” was found, police say.
West Midlands Police wrote on X that the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated on Friday evening.
A 19-year-old man is in custody, and the venue is being searched, the force added.
The comedian had been performing at the venue on Friday evening.The Utilita Arena have put out a statement saying: “Utilita Arena Birmingham has been evacuated as a precaution on the advice of West Midlands Police after a potential suspicious bag was found nearby.
“The safety and security of our customers and colleagues is our highest priority.
“We can confirm everyone was safely evacuated and that the venue is secure.
“Ticket holders will be contacted directly in due course.”The Utilita Arena have put out a statement saying: “Utilita Arena Birmingham has been evacuated as a precaution on the advice of West Midlands Police after a potential suspicious bag was found nearby.
“The safety and security of our customers and colleagues is our highest priority.
“We can confirm everyone was safely evacuated and that the venue is secure.
“Ticket holders will be contacted directly in due course.”On Thursday, the UK’s terror threat level was raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”.
The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre announced the decision on Thursday, a day after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London and in the wake of several attacks in Jewish neighbourhoods in recent weeks.
The body, which is based in MI5 but makes independent assessments, previously set the threat level at “substantial”, meaning an attack was “likely”.Head of counter terrorism policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said that police would be reviewing “all events across the country” as a result.
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