POLICE have arrested two 17-year-olds at the Lowestoft Air Festival on suspicion of making a bomb hoax.
POLICE have arrested two 17-year-olds at the Lowestoft Air Festival on suspicion of making a bomb hoax.
A spokeswoman for Suffolk Constabulary said officers received a call around 1.20pm today from a male who said there was a bomb on the beach and that he was going to blow it up.
No location was given, the call was traced and two 17-year-olds were arrested just before 4pm, she said.
They are currently in custody at Lowestoft Police Station and are being interviewed by officers.
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