Yorkshire bomb disposal team carry out controlled explosion on suspect package
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion at a Student Loans Company office on a suspect package that turned out to be a Dictaphone.
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The building was evacuated as a precaution during the scare, which saw the attendance of Army bomb disposal experts from Catterick Garrison, NorthYorkshire.
A Durham Police spokeswoman said: "The package was assessed by bomb disposal experts and was found to be non-suspicious - it contained a Dictaphone."
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"The building, which had been evacuated as a precaution on the advice of the police, has now reopened."