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Shopping arcade shut as suspicious package found

BBC/Mike Stevens The scene at St Nicholas Arcade shopping centre on Monday morning, with police and and ambulances in the distance. A blue-and-white 'police line do not cross' tape can be seen in the foreground.BBC/Mike Stevens
The alarm was raised at St Nicholas Arcade at about 06:30 BST

A shopping arcade in Lancaster city centre was sealed off by police after reports of a suspicious package being found.

The alarm was raised at St Nicholas Arcade at about 06:30 BST on Monday, with a police cordon in place around Lancaster Gate.

Lancashire Police later said an explosives disposal team had attended and carried out a controlled explosion after the package was found to be "no threat".

The cordon was removed and roads in the area have since reopened.

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