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| Six held over substance at flats | Six held over substance at flats |
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| Six people have been detained after a suspicious substance was discovered at a tenement block in Glasgow. | |
| The building at 245 Paisley Road West was evacuated at about 0830 BST as a bomb disposal team arrived. | The building at 245 Paisley Road West was evacuated at about 0830 BST as a bomb disposal team arrived. |
| Tests revealed that the substance posed no threat to the public, but six people were detained for questioning. | Tests revealed that the substance posed no threat to the public, but six people were detained for questioning. |
| A police cordon remained at the scene, stretching from the office of Central Glasgow Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar and around the corner to Edwin Street. | A police cordon remained at the scene, stretching from the office of Central Glasgow Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar and around the corner to Edwin Street. |
| Only two of the five flats in the close were believed to be occupied. | Only two of the five flats in the close were believed to be occupied. |
| A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "There has been preliminary testing carried out and results show that the substance poses no threat or danger to the public. | A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "There has been preliminary testing carried out and results show that the substance poses no threat or danger to the public. |
| "Further analysis will be carried out to determine what the substance is and six people have been detained for questioning." | "Further analysis will be carried out to determine what the substance is and six people have been detained for questioning." |
| Highly corrosive | Highly corrosive |
| 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. |