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'Substance' alert at MP's office Suspicious substance find at flat
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Police are investigating a suspicious substance found at the office of the Glasgow Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar. Police are investigating a suspicious substance found at a block of flats which houses the office of the Glasgow Central Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar.
A Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal team was called to an address in Paisley Road West at 0830 BST, along with police officers and firefighters. A Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal team was called to the address in Paisley Road West at 0830 BST.
A police cordon was set up, stretching from around Mr Sarwar's office to Edwin Street. A police cordon was set up, stretching from around Mr Sarwar's office to Edwin Street and four people were moved out as a precautionary measure.
A Strathclyde Police spokesman said four people had been moved out of the flats as a precautionary measure. Mr Sarwar said a substance was found on the top floor of his office.
Mr Sarwar confirmed that a substance was found in his office but said the investigation was at an early stage.
Highly corrosiveHighly corrosive
He said: "I don't the details of this but I believe some kind of substance has been found on the top floor of my office.
"Police are examining what the substance is."
The MP said that his staf phoned him when they were prevented from opening the office on Saturday morning.
The nature of the substance is unclear.The nature of the substance is unclear.
The incident comes just a day after police discovered two parcels containing caustic soda.The incident comes just a day after police discovered two parcels containing caustic soda.
The packages were sent to a councillor in Blackburn, Lancashire, and ajournalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said.The packages were sent to a councillor in Blackburn, Lancashire, and ajournalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said.
Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to apreviously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army.Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to apreviously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army.
Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosivesubstance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent.Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosivesubstance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent.
Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severechemical burns to the skin.Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severechemical burns to the skin.