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| UK parliament says police investigating ‘suspicious substance’ | |
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| MPs have reportedly been evacuated from the Norman Shaw North building inside parliament after a “suspicious substance” was found. Two people have been taken to hospital as a precaution. | |
| The Metropolitan Police are investigating. A parliamentary spokesperson said in a statement: “We are aware of a potential situation involving a suspicious substance which the Met Police are investigating. We cannot provide any more details at this stage.” | |
| According to reports, the suspicious substance was inside a suspicious package received by an MP’s office in the building. | |
| Several ambulances from the Incident Response Unit are on the scene. Two people - a man and a woman - have been taken to hospital as a precaution, according to Reuters. | |
| Police say they were called to the scene just before 1pm local time. "Specialist officers attended and the package is being assessed," they said. | |
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