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Associated Press

Police in Scotland say suspicious packages were found on Wednesday at a university and a bank building, a day after three London transit hubs received letter bombs.

Police Scotland said officers are examining packages discovered at the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh and at the University of Glasgow.
The university said several buildings on its campus, including a mailroom, had been evacuated “as a precautionary measure” and would remain closed all day.
London terror alert as three explosive devices arrive at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and City airports
The force said that so far there is nothing to link the incidents.
It’s unclear if the packages are connected to incidents on Tuesday in which three small explosive devices in plastic mailing bags arrived at offices for two London airports and a railway station. One of the envelopes, sent to Heathrow Airport, partly caught fire but no one was injured.
Counterterrorism detectives are leading the investigation into the London letter bombs.

The envelopes received in London appeared to carry Irish stamps, and Commander Clarke Jarrett, head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, said one line of inquiry “is the possibility that the packages have come from Ireland”.
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Jarrett said police had not received any further reports of devices, but had “issued extensive advice to transport hubs and mail sorting companies to be vigilant”.


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UK police probe suspicious packages at Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh HQ and University of Glasgow

Pedestrians pass a branch of Royal Bank of Scotland. Photo: AFP

The scene as police secure the area outside the University of Glasgow, Scotland, after a suspicious package was found the university, Wednesday March 6, 2019. Police Scotland says officers are examining items found Wednesday morning at the University of Glasgow and the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh. (AP Photo/Lilli Schlossbach)

In this photo dated Tuesday March 5, 2019, issued by Britain's Metropolitan Police showing a suspect package after it ignited, sent to Heathrow airport, one of three packages being treated as a linked series by Britain’s counter-terrorism police. On Wednesday March 6, 2019, Police Scotland said officers are examining items found at the University of Glasgow and the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is not known at this time, if the incidents are linked. (Britain's Metropolitan Police via AP)

London terror alert as three explosive devices arrive at Waterloo Station, Heathrow and City airports

This handout photo provided by Sky News shows a package that was sent to Heathrow airport and caught fire. Photo: Sky News via AP

In this handout photo provided by Sky News, a suspect package that was sent to Waterloo station is seen in England, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Britain’s counter-terrorism police are investigating after three suspicious packages were found in London, including one near City Airport and one near Heathrow Airport. Police said Tuesday all three write postal bags contained yellow bags thought by specialist police to be small improvised explosive devices. Police say the devices “appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened.” (Sky News via AP)

epa07415726 Police at Waterloo Station in London, Britain, 05 March 2019. According to news reports explosive devices have been found by police at three different locations across London. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

London’s Heathrow airport halts departures after drone is sighted, sparking police investigation

A British Airways aeroplane landing at London’s Heathrow Airport in London. Photo: EPA

FILE PHOTO: British Airways logos are seen on tailfins at Heathrow Airport in west London May 12, 2011.REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

UK police probe suspicious packages at Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh HQ and University of Glasgow

Fears sparked just a day after letter bombs were sent to London transit hubs