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| Prison alert over suspect package | Prison alert over suspect package |
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| Part of Scotland's only female prison has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found. | |
| The package was discovered at HMP Cornton Vale in Stirling on Wednesday afternoon during routine x-ray checks. | |
| The emergency services have been called to the prison, and are attempting to assess the exact nature of the package. | The emergency services have been called to the prison, and are attempting to assess the exact nature of the package. |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Prison Service said inmates housed in accommodation blocks adjacent to the main entrance had been evacuated. | A spokesman for the Scottish Prison Service said inmates housed in accommodation blocks adjacent to the main entrance had been evacuated. |
| The prison currently houses about 320 female inmates. Those closest to the incident have been taken to another part of the jail. | The prison currently houses about 320 female inmates. Those closest to the incident have been taken to another part of the jail. |
| Residents living near the prison were also prevented from approaching their homes at around 1430 BST, and were told not to return until further notice. | |
| Local roads were also shut to traffic as police and ambulances arrived in the area. | |
| The SPS spokesman confirmed: "A suspicious package has been identified in the prison. The matter is currently being dealt with by the emergency services. | The SPS spokesman confirmed: "A suspicious package has been identified in the prison. The matter is currently being dealt with by the emergency services. |
| "Prisoner accommodation immediately adjacent to the main gate area of the prison has been evacuated. We are waiting for the situation to become clear." | "Prisoner accommodation immediately adjacent to the main gate area of the prison has been evacuated. We are waiting for the situation to become clear." |
| The spokesman said prison staff routinely x-rayed packages coming into the jails. | |
| Robert Paterson, 59, who lives 200 yards from the prison, said: "I came home from shopping and was told by a police officer that I couldn't get through to my house. | |
| "My wife is still in our home but she has been told she can't leave." |