Every picture from the scene as Army bomb squad called to Leeds city centre over suspicious package

A large part of Leeds city centre was cordoned off today (Thursday) as the Army bomb squad descended on Leeds city centre.

There were reports of a suspicious package at a building in the Queen Street area. Workers in nearby buildings were evacuated and traffic was severely disrupted. All streets apart from Park Place have reopened as of 2pm.

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Yorkshire Ambulance Service incident response units standing by in Wellington Street. | jpimedia

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8. Bomb squad in Leeds

Buses in Wellington Street were forced to stop for several hours. | jpimedia

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Wellington Street came to a standstill. | jpimedia

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Police block off the street close to The Queens Hotel. | jpimedia

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Workers in City Point, pictured on the right, were evacuated. | jpimedia

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