Residents are being allowed to return to their homes in Dennistoun several hours after a huge police response to a suspicious package.
The cordon around Alexandra Parade is being drawn back after the drama that erupted around the street in the east end of Glasgow at 3.30pm.
Police, fire services and a Royal Navy bomb squad descended on Milnbank Street after a suspicious package was reportedly discovered at a building in the area.
Alexandra Parade was cordoned off between Milnbank Street and Armadale Street with houses and businesses evacuated for hours while ordnance disposal experts assessed the contents of the package.
The M8 was closed for around three hours between junctions 12 and 15 because of the buildings' proximity to the motorway, adding to motorists' rush hour woes.
Some residents had been escorted back to their homes earlier in the evening.
However, the Record understands this measure has been stood down as the incident was wound down.
In addition a council-run emergency support effort at Whitehill Secondary, which was looking after around 30 residents displaced from their homes, has also been wrapped up.
Staff from arms-length council body Cordia were called in to provide support and food while residents anxiously waited to return to their dwellings.
Police Scotland remains at the scene and is yet to issue a further update on what exactly transpired in Milnbank Street.
Its most recent update, issued shortly before 7pm, reads: "Following our previous post, we can confirm the M8 motorway has now reopened.
"Officers are in attendance alongside EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) following the report of a suspicious package being found within a premises on Milnbank Street, Glasgow. A cordon will remain in place.
"We would like to thank members of the public for their patience."
The force was contacted for further comment.
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