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Glasgow University has shut down after a suspicious package was discovered in the mailroom on its main campus.

Students have been evacuated all surrounding buildings and the buildings have been blocked off by police.

Officers have also stopped access to University Avenue between Byres Road and Kelvin Way followng the incident.

(Image: Rosanna Loyd)

A spokesman for the University of Glasgow said: "A suspicious package has been found in the University’s mailroom on the main campus.

"The University is working closely with Police Scotland and on their advice, University Avenue has been temporarily closed and the following buildings have been evacuated: the Mailroom, the OTC (Officer Training Corps) building, Wolfson Medical Building, Bower Building, Isabella Elder Building, Boyd Orr Building, Joseph Black Building, James McCune Smith Learning Hub site."

UPDATE:

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