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UK Police investigating 'incident' at parliament - reports UK police investigating suspicious package at Parliament
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The Metropolitan Police are investigating an "incident" in parliament, according to reports. Officers are understood to be examining a "suspicious package." The Metropolitan Police are investigating a suspicious package that had been delivered to an office within the Palace of Westminster. The letter contained white powder, officers say.
The Metropolitan Police are yet to release a statement. "At approximately 1136hrs on Tuesday, 13 February, police were informed of a suspicious package that had been delivered to an office within the Palace of Westminster," police said in a statement.
“The police are currently investigating an incident on the parliamentary estate," a House of Commons spokesperson said without elaborating, according to Reuters. "The letter contained a white powder which is currently being assessed by specialists. The office remains closed at this time, but the rest of the Palace of Westminster is open."
Detectives from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have been informed and are investigating.
A "heavy" presence of officers was reported on a ministerial corridor, which is below the House of Commons chamber, and where some government ministers have their offices.A "heavy" presence of officers was reported on a ministerial corridor, which is below the House of Commons chamber, and where some government ministers have their offices.
A police spokesman said he was not immediately able to comment. “The police are currently investigating an incident on the parliamentary estate," a House of Commons spokesperson said, according to Reuters.
Britain's parliament is currently in recess, which means most ministers are not in Westminster.Britain's parliament is currently in recess, which means most ministers are not in Westminster.
The Palace of Westminster was not locked down and the main Carriage Gate entrance - the scene of the attack on Westminster last March - was open as normal.The Palace of Westminster was not locked down and the main Carriage Gate entrance - the scene of the attack on Westminster last March - was open as normal.
Roads surrounding parliament have not been closed off. Roads surrounding parliament were not closed off.
One police source told the Independent the fact that only the corridor and not surrounding areas has been evacuated suggests officers are not treating the incident as a high security risk.
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