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‘Suspicious phone call’ sparks major evacuation in Amesbury

byDaniel Jae Webb
21 February 2017 | 3.44pm

Road closures are in place around the area. Credit: Cliff O'Sullivan

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UPDATE: Two teenagers arrested following bomb hoax call

Solstice Park in Amesbury was evacuated at around 2pm today, following what is understood to be a ‘bomb threat’ made to one of the business park’s occupiers.

McDonald’s, Costa Coffee, KFC, Pizza Hut, Harvester and Toby Carvery and many others were all evacuated and Wiltshire Police closed off the area from the A303 slip-road.

At the time, Wiltshire Police said: “We are currently dealing with an incident at Solstice Park – we received a call reporting a suspicious phone call to a premises at the location.

“As a precaution, a number of the businesses at the park have evacuated and a cordon is in place. We advise that you avoid the area until further notice.”

love coming home to find there’s been a bomb threat in amesbury and solstice park had been evacuated and surrounded by police

— millie-rae?? (@MillieRaee) February 21, 2017

The road reopened at around 4.30pm.

Wiltshire Police have not yet provided a further update.

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