(BBC) A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected firearm and suspicious package at a hospital maternity ward.
The Gledhow wing of St James’s Hospital in Leeds was evacuated after the security scare on Friday morning.
The man was held on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism acts.
Police said: “This is being treated as an isolated incident.”
Det Ch Supt Jim Dunkerley, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, added: “There is no evidence to suggest there is any heightened or ongoing risk to the public.”
