Parts of Parliament evacuated due bomb scare this morning.
Updated 13:13 March 17th.
It looks like people are being allowed back into the area of Parliament that was cleared just over an hour ago due to a bomb scare.
avancenz Andrea Vance
And we're going back in! Bomb scare over!
Thanks to @avancenz for some great tweets during this time.
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An area of Parliament has been evacuated this morning, around the press gallery and the mail room, it is looking to be a suspect package that has been found . Police are at the scene.
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Information is thanks to @avancenz
avancenz Andrea Vance
The van with the bomb disposal robot has arrived - but they haven't unloaded him yet.
latest updates via twitter http://twitter.com/#!/avancenz
Parts of Parliament evacuated following discovery of suspicious package
17 March, 2011 - 12:22
Police have evacuated parts of Parliament a short time ago following the discovery of a suspicious package.
Expert bomb disposal squad staff are currently inspecting the package.
Police will provide further details once they become available.
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