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Suspicious substance find at flat Six held over substance at flats
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Police are investigating a suspicious substance found at a block of flats which houses the office of the Glasgow Central Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar. Six people have been detained after a suspicious substance was discovered at a block of flats in Glasgow.
A Royal Logistics Corps bomb disposal team was called to the address in Paisley Road West at 0830 BST. The building at 245 Paisley Road West was evacuated at about 0830 BST as a bomb disposal team arrived.
A police cordon was set up, stretching from around Mr Sarwar's office to Edwin Street Four people were moved out as a precautionary measure. Tests revealed that the substance posed no threat to the public, but six people were detained for questioning.
Police said the substance was not found in Mr Sarwar's offices. A police cordon remained at the scene, stretching from the office of Central Glasgow Labour MP Mohammad Sarwar and around the corner to Edwin Street.
Only two of the five flats in the close were believed to be occupied.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "There has been preliminary testing carried out and results show that the substance poses no threat or danger to the public.
"Further analysis will be carried out to determine what the substance is and six people have been detained for questioning."
Highly corrosiveHighly corrosive
Mr Sarwar said that his staff had phoned him when they were prevented from opening the office on Saturday morning.
The nature of the substance is unclear.
The incident comes just a day after police discovered two parcels containing caustic soda.The incident comes just a day after police discovered two parcels containing caustic soda.
The packages were sent to a councillor in Blackburn, Lancashire, and a journalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said.The packages were sent to a councillor in Blackburn, Lancashire, and a journalist in Glasgow, Greater Manchester Police said.
Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to a previously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army.Police said one of the letters was signed SNLA - possibly a reference to a previously recognised group called the Scottish National Liberation Army.
Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosive substance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent.Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or lye, is a highly corrosive substance widely used in industry for making paper, pulp, textiles, soap and detergent.
Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severe chemical burns to the skin.Contact with concentrated caustic soda can cause blindness and severe chemical burns to the skin.