Police arrest man over bomb scare at Leeds hospital
Telegraph, 20 Jan 2023
A hospital in Leeds has declared a critical incident and counter terror police have been called in after a suspicious package was found outside a maternity wing.
Police were called to the Gledhow wing of St James’s hospital on Friday morning after the alarm was raised.
Bomb disposal experts from the Royal Logistic Corps were on scene amid reports that there were two suspect packages being examined.
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Police were called to the Gledhow wing of St James’s hospital on Friday morning after the alarm was raised.
Bomb disposal experts from the Royal Logistic Corps were on scene amid reports that there were two suspect packages being examined.
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