Shocking event in city centre.

During the IRA bombing campaigns in London in the early 70s, incendiary devices were regularly placed in the big department stores. Every night staff would search rails etc and then the bomb squad would deal with them - its just nothing was publicised unless they went off. I was in Harrods when they evacuated the whole store in under 6 minutes - amazing (esp the poor old dowagers having their hair done - standing outside with lovely staff reassuring them). We just got used to it.

I was dreading it being a major terrorist attack somewhere.....

Right, thanks janeainsworth, I couldn't see it on the main BBC site.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-35122044

Preston, Lancashire