Asda’s Leeds headquarters evacuated after suspicious package report
Crime · First reported 9 Nov, 13:42 · Updated 14:13
Asda House in Leeds was evacuated as a precaution after police received a report of a suspicious package on Monday morning. Police, emergency services and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team attended, while a cordon and nearby road closures were in place. The supplied reports do not state the package’s contents or the outcome of the response.
- Police received a report about a suspicious package at Asda House on Great Wilson Street at about 11.16am Monday.
- The building was evacuated as a precaution, and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team attended.
- Police advised people to avoid the area and drivers to use alternative routes because of nearby road closures.
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- Location
- Asda House, Great Wilson Street, Leeds.
- Reported time
- About 11.15am according to The Independent; 11.16am according to police details cited by both reports.
- Response
- The building was evacuated as a precaution and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team attended.
- Public advice
- Avoid the area and use alternative routes because of nearby road closures.
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- An earlier Lux story reported Asda appointed former Morrisons chief David Potts as chief executive and said Allan Leighton remained executive chairman. [27388f9d-d69e-456b-b60f-10418c4f06c0]
- Another earlier Lux headline reported that Asda owner TDR Capital acquired Lovehoney. [78c54f19-d294-40af-a1df-f5e7678b851b]
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