Police and emergency services have placed St James's Hospital under a cordon after a potentially suspicious package was found.
Police, alongside the fire service and an army bomb disposal squad have been on site since early this morning. A cordon has been put in place as a precautionary measure for public safety and army specialists are in attendance.
The emergency Department at St James’s remains open, and patients are asked to attend outpatient appointments as normal unless contacted otherwise. A man has been arrested by counter-terrorism police.
