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Police were scrambled to reports of a suspect package this afternoon and officers cordoned off an area of the hospital.

A passer-by told the Liverpool Echo cops were telling people to stay away from the area due to a "police incident".

A spokesperson for Aintree University Hospital said earlier: “Access to our site is currently via the Longmoor Lane entrance only.

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"We ask anyone coming to the hospital to please observe diversions that are in place and factor in extra time to their journey.

“Merseyside Police are managing an incident on site in a building which is not used by patients.”

Merseyside Police later confirmed reports of a suspect package and that staff were evacuated.

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A spokesman for the force said: "We can confirm a report has been received that a suspicious package was located at Aintree University Hospital today (Thursday 2 August 2018).

"A report was received at around 3.05pm that the package had been sent to the Clinical Sciences Building at the hospital. The hospital have subsequently evacuated staff from the building, which did not contain any patients.

"Officers are in attendance and are providing reassurance to staff. A cordon has been set up around the building as a precaution."