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| City centre sealed off by police | City centre sealed off by police |
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| A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious package found in Leicester's city centre. | A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious package found in Leicester's city centre. |
| Charles Street, Belgrave Gate and Churchgate - located near the city's two main shopping centres - were closed by police during the operation. | Charles Street, Belgrave Gate and Churchgate - located near the city's two main shopping centres - were closed by police during the operation. |
| There were delays to bus services while bomb squad officers detonated the package on Charles Street. | |
| Leicestershire Police have not yet released any more details on the controlled explosion at 2000 BST. | Leicestershire Police have not yet released any more details on the controlled explosion at 2000 BST. |
| Eyewitness Ankur Desai, of Leicester, said he had seen a man being arrested by police officers during the incident. | Eyewitness Ankur Desai, of Leicester, said he had seen a man being arrested by police officers during the incident. |
| Some bystanders had to wait for more than an hour in the rain because of delays to bus service in the area. | Some bystanders had to wait for more than an hour in the rain because of delays to bus service in the area. |