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UK parliament says police investigating ‘suspicious substance’ 'Suspicious substance’ investigated at parliament, police say
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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. MPs were evacuated from the Norman Shaw North building inside parliament on Monday after a “suspicious substance” was found. Two people were 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.” The substance was found not to be hazardous after a police investigation, a UK Parliament spokesperson said.
According to reports, the suspicious substance was inside a suspicious package received by an MP’s office in the building. According to reports, the substance deemed to be suspicious was found inside a package received by an MP’s office in the building. According to ITV, the package was sent to the office of Bedford Labour MP Mohammad Yasin.
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. Several ambulances from the Incident Response Unit are on the scene. Two people - a man and a woman - were 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. Police say they were called to the scene just before 1pm local time. "Specialist officers attended and the package [was] assessed," they said.
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