Overview

• Staff at Leeds General Infirmary opened a small package containing an unknown substance and alerted West Yorkshire Police at 11:02 am on June 11.
• Specialist officers secured the scene and confirmed that there is no believed wider risk to patients or staff.
• The emergency response involved fire engines, ambulances and police who blocked the hospital entrance and cordoned off an adjacent car park.
• A green tent was erected on hospital grounds to support investigators working under protective conditions.
• Testing to identify the substance is ongoing and hospital services are resuming under enhanced safety measures.