Chaos as Brisbane's CBD is placed in lockdown after a 'suspicious device' is found on an inner-city street

  • A street in Brisbane 's CBD has been placed on lock down by police
  • A member of the public located a 'suspicious device' under a bus seat
  • Police wearing body armour, the dog squad and bomb squad were on the scene 

By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:04 EST, 19 November 2018 | Updated: 21:40 EST, 19 November 2018

A street in Brisbane's CBD was placed on lock down by police after a member of the public located a 'suspicious device' under a bus seat.

An unidentified pipe was located just outside the Queensland Law Society on Ann Street at the bus stop.

It was under the seat on the footpath near the bus stop, Inspector Steve Flori told the Brisbane Times.

A street in Brisbane 's CBD has been placed on lockdown by police after a member of the public located a 'suspicious device' under a bus seat

A street in Brisbane 's CBD has been placed on lockdown by police after a member of the public located a 'suspicious device' under a bus seat

'There's no threats, no indications it's an improvised explosive device but we're taking precautions because it's unexplained,' he said. 

An exclusion zone was set up on Ann Street, located in the inner-city is closed off, between Albert Street and Edward Street set up since 10:15am. 

Police wearing body armour, the dog squad and bomb squad were all on the scene. The device was put through an X-Ray machine on location.

An exclusion zone was set up on Ann Street, located in the inner-city is closed off, between Albert Street and Edward Street set up since 10:15am

An exclusion zone was set up on Ann Street, located in the inner-city is closed off, between Albert Street and Edward Street set up since 10:15am

No buildings were evacuated within the exclusion zone, but employees were asked to remain inside.

Bus stops along Ann Street were all been diverted and Translink have asked customers to catch buses using alternative routes.

Police have since confirmed a knife, fork and spoon were discovered inside the PVC pipe.

They have reopened Ann Street to the public after confirming the discovery was not an explosive. 

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Chaos as Brisbane’s CBD is placed in lockdown after a ‘suspicious device’ is found

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