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| Suspicious substance find at flat | Suspicious substance find at flat |
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| Police are investigating a suspicious substance found at a block of flats which houses the office of the Glasgow Central 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 the address in Paisley Road West at 0830 BST. | 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 Four people were moved out as a precautionary measure. | A police cordon was set up, stretching from around Mr Sarwar's office to Edwin Street Four people were moved out as a precautionary measure. |
| Police said the substance was not found in Mr Sarwar's offices. | |
| Highly corrosive | Highly corrosive |
| Mr Sarwar said that his staff had phoned him when they were prevented from opening the office on Saturday morning. | Mr Sarwar said that his staff had 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 a journalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said. | The packages were sent to a councillor in Blackburn, Lancashire, and a journalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said. |
| Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to a previously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army. | Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to a previously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army. |
| Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosive substance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent. | Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosive substance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent. |
| Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severe chemical burns to the skin. | Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severe chemical burns to the skin. |