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Digbeth police station evacuated

A BIRMINGHAM police station was evacuated this afternoon after a suspicious package was discovered inside.

Officers were ordered to leave Digbeth police station, at the junction of Digbeth High Street and Allison Street, after the security alert.

A police spokesman said a “suspicious package has been found in the confines” of the station.

A cordon was placed around the station and a number of roads were closed off.

Army bomb disposal experts were also drafted in to monitor the situation.

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