Charges expected after Brisbane bomb scare locks down two suburbs

A man suspected of sparking two bomb scares in Brisbane remains in hospital, with investigators set to question him today.

The 42-year-old Capalaba man was arrested after the bomb squad was called and an emergency alert was declared in the Brisbane suburbs of Coorparoo and Wooloowin yesterday afternoon.

Police issued a Public Safety Preservation Act warning In Coorparoo around 3.30pm, sending residents in Stanley Street East, Tiber Street, Halifax Street, Milsom Street, Adina Street, Norman Avenue, Rome Street and Thackery Street into lockdown.

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A declaration was also made around 4pm in Wooloowin where police confirmed a number of suspicious items had been found.

The emergency declaration affected people in the 100m vicinity of Hamley Street, including Adamson Street and Kedron Street.

Both orders have since been revoked, with police confirming there was no ongoing risk to the public.

A suspicious device at Woolowin was detonated and the man's car taken for further examination.

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"He is currently in a Brisbane hospital undergoing some examination before we and the investigators can question him further about a number of offences we're investigating as a result of the incidents," a police spokesperson said.

No charges have been laid, but are expected later today.