A suspicious package discovered at Southmead Hospital in Bristol prompted a huge emergency response this afternoon (Thursday, March 10) and dispatch of a bomb squad.
Armed police descended on the site late this morning and a number of surrounding roads were cordoned off following the incident at the emergency department, which is not being treated as terrorism-related. Appointments have been cancelled and people were urged to avoid the area this afternoon.
A reader told Bristol Live that her husband and son were turned away from A&E as the incident began to unfold, and footage on social media appears to showed patients walking out or being wheeled out through the car park alongside staff after A&E was evacuated.
