13/02/2014

Suspect Packages Sent To Army Careers Offices

Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation into four suspect packages sent to Army careers offices in south-east England.

Ministry of Defence (MoD) bomb disposal units were sent to recruitment offices in Oxford, Slough, Kent and Brighton.

The four incidents follow letter bombs being delivered to offices in Hampshire, Kent and Berkshire earlier this week.

The MoD have said that the incidents are "ongoing" and that "security advice has been reiterated to our personnel."

(MH/JP)

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