A major bomb scare at a computing shop near Falkirk was triggered by a fuel cell unit.

The "suspicious device" that led to Main Street in Camelon being sealed off while the bomb squad investigated turned out to be no risk to the public.

A fuel cell converts fuel into electricity, with the one that sparked the major incident at Microtech 2000 comparable to the size of a car battery.

Police have now completed an investigation and confirmed the device had no criminal purpose and posed no threat.

A police spokesperson said: "A device which was recovered during the warrant has been examined and has been confirmed to be a fuel cell unit. This had no criminal purpose and posed no threat to public safety.

"We have spoken to the owner of the premises who has cooperated fully with us regarding this. We can confirm there are no further police enquiries to be carried out."

Officers had originally been executing a fraud warrant at the shop but launched a large scale incident when they discovered the unknown device.

A large section of the street was cordoned off by police for the protection of the public on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 29.

The bomb disposal team sent in a robot to carry out a remote assessment of the device and firefighters also attended.

The incident shocked the community and police lifted the cordon several hours later at 4.15pm.

The original fraud investigation is being continued by investigators from a partner agency.