Police have confirmed that the security alert at Foyleside shopping centre has ended and it has been declared a hoax.
Chief Inspector Clive Beatty said: “This alert has resulted in unnecessary fear and disruption to the community.
“I would like to thank the public and business community for their co-operation and patience as we worked quickly to ensure the centre was safe to reopen.
“At a time when local businesses and services are trying desperately to get back on track, this type of incident only causes further harm to livelihoods.
“I would encourage anyone with information about this hoax to come forward and speak with our detectives.”
It is the second hoax alert in Derry today.
In the early hours of this morning police went to a school in Hawkins Street following information a bomb had been left there but this too was declared a hoax.
