No bombs found after man made threat inside Kitchener store

A bomb threat greeted visitors and staff at a business in the Forest Heights neighborhood of Kitchener.

Waterloo Regional Police were called to a disturbance at a retail store on Highland Road and Fischer-Hallman Road on Friday morning around 10.30am.

Investigators say an unidentified man was seen running through the store carrying a bag, screaming and claiming there was an explosive device inside.

The man was arrested and the building was evacuated.

The emergency response team was called but no bomb was found.

Police say there is no threat to public safety.