Every picture from the scene as Army bomb squad called to Leeds city centre over suspicious package

A large part of Leeds city centre was cordoned off today (Thursday) as the Army bomb squad descended on Leeds city centre.

There were reports of a suspicious package at a building in the Queen Street area. Workers in nearby buildings were evacuated and traffic was severely disrupted. All streets apart from Park Place have reopened as of 2pm.

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King Street cordoned off. | jpimedia

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Nearby office workers captured the scene (Photo: David Talbot). | other Photo: David Talbot

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Nearby office workers were evacuated. | jpimedia

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The junction of King Street and Wellington Street. | jpimedia

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An aerial view of the scene (Photo: Shane Mace). | other Photo: Shane Mace

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Yorkshire Ambulance Service incident response units standing by in Wellington Street. | jpimedia

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