Whitehall Road Leeds: Police issue update after building evacuated over 'suspicious package'

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Police have issued a full statement after a Leeds city centre office building was evacuated.

The huge emergency services response came after officers were told shortly after 8am today (April 17) that an item had been delivered to a building at the Wellington Place office development.

The building was evacuated and cordoned off, as checks were carried out.

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In a full statement provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the cordon has now been lifted.

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A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 8.13am today, police were called to a report of a potentially suspicious package that had been delivered to a building in Wellington Place, Leeds.

“The building has been evacuated whilst emergency services carry out precautionary checks.

"The scene is now closed and there are no concerns over the package."

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The cordon was put in place around the entrance to 7 Wellington Place, home of the Yorkshire Government Hub, where thousands of civil servants work.

Ambulance resources were called to the scene as a precautionary measure, but not required.

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