Overview
- Police evacuated the Bunnings hardware store in Brisbane’s Newstead after a bomb threat Tuesday morning.
- Surrounding businesses were cleared as officers searched the precinct on Breakfast Creek Road and closed Ross Street with diversions between Edmonstone Road and Durong Street.
- Queensland Police confirmed by about 10 am they were conducting an operation and asked people to avoid the area during searches.
- Later in the morning, police said they found no suspicious items and reported no further information pointing to a continuing threat.
- The store and nearby roads have reopened, allowing workers, shoppers, and drivers to return as normal after the brief disruption.