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| Counter-terrorism police and military bomb disposal teams are investigating reports that suspicious packages have been sent to army careers offices in Oxford, Slough, Brighton, Canterbury, Aldershot, Reading and Chatham. | Counter-terrorism police and military bomb disposal teams are investigating reports that suspicious packages have been sent to army careers offices in Oxford, Slough, Brighton, Canterbury, Aldershot, Reading and Chatham. |
| Queensmere shopping centre in Slough was evacuated on Thursday, a spokesman for the centre confirmed, while St Giles in Oxford was closed. It is understood a suspicious package was also reported at the army careers office in St Peters Street, Canterbury. Officers had set up a cordon and shoppers were being told to avoid the area, the Kentish Gazette reported. | Queensmere shopping centre in Slough was evacuated on Thursday, a spokesman for the centre confirmed, while St Giles in Oxford was closed. It is understood a suspicious package was also reported at the army careers office in St Peters Street, Canterbury. Officers had set up a cordon and shoppers were being told to avoid the area, the Kentish Gazette reported. |
| Sussex police said a bomb disposal team had been called in after a suspicious package was reported in Queen's Road, Brighton, at 10.40am. The road was sealed off between North Road and North Street, and neighbouring streets were also closed, including Spring Gardens, Kew Street, Zion Gardens, Windsor Street, Titchbourne Street and Church Street. | |
| Inspector James Davidson said: "A number of roads have been sealed off and some buildings are being evacuated while the package is investigated. I would ask people to stay away from the area for the next few hours while we deal with the incident." | |
| Suspicious packages are understood to have been sent to army careers offices in Chatham and Reading on Tuesday this week, while another was found at an office in Aldershot on Wednesday. | Suspicious packages are understood to have been sent to army careers offices in Chatham and Reading on Tuesday this week, while another was found at an office in Aldershot on Wednesday. |
| Detective Superintendent Stan Gilmour, of the south-east counter terrorism unit, said: "Because suspicious packages were found at various locations yesterday, notes were sent out to all the army careers offices, as well as the Post Office, asking staff to be extra vigilant and look out for any suspect packages." | Detective Superintendent Stan Gilmour, of the south-east counter terrorism unit, said: "Because suspicious packages were found at various locations yesterday, notes were sent out to all the army careers offices, as well as the Post Office, asking staff to be extra vigilant and look out for any suspect packages." |
| A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said security advice to service personnel had been reiterated: "We can confirm that we are aware of security incidents ongoing in Oxford, Slough and Brighton involving armed forces careers offices. The relevant police authorities are investigating with military EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) teams in support." | A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said security advice to service personnel had been reiterated: "We can confirm that we are aware of security incidents ongoing in Oxford, Slough and Brighton involving armed forces careers offices. The relevant police authorities are investigating with military EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) teams in support." |