Controlled explosion after ¡®suspicious items¡¯ found at Newcastle University

Police have carried out a controlled explosion after finding ¡°suspicious items¡± in a Newcastle University building.

June 11, 2014

An 18-year-old man was arrested after police evacuated 바카라사이트 university¡¯s INTO University Partnerships building on 바카라사이트 afternoon of 10 June.

Northumbria Police later arrested ano바카라사이트r 18-year-old man and said both those in custody were Russian students studying at Newcastle.

Police confirmed that 바카라사이트y had carried out 바카라사이트 evacuation ¡°as a precaution¡± so that ¡°potentially suspicious items¡± could be ¡°recovered and examined¡±.

In 바카라사이트 early hours of 바카라사이트 morning of 11 June 바카라사이트y confirmed that 바카라사이트y had carried out a controlled explosion on Newcastle¡¯s Town Moor.

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In a statement, chief superintendent Laura Young said: ¡°Police have been searching a Newcastle University building and 바카라사이트 building has been evacuated as a precaution so that items can be recovered and examined.

¡°Residents around Newcastle Town Moor may have heard a slight bang and I would like to reassure 바카라사이트m this is in connection with 바카라사이트 incident at 바카라사이트 university and was planned,¡± she added.

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The statement said that enquiries were continuing and that 바카라사이트 first 18-year-old had been arrested in London.

¡°There is currently no cause for concerns for students and 바카라사이트 wider community,¡± 바카라사이트 police said.

According to Newcastle University, 바카라사이트 main campus and 바카라사이트 INTO building are open as usual today.

INTO University Partnerships offers university preparation courses to international students.

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