Controlled explosion on suspicious package at Edinburgh Central mosque
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Nicolson Square has now been reopened
Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Edinburgh Central mosque.
The alarm was raised at the mosque in the city's Newington at about 09:30 on Tuesday.
Nicolson Square has now been reopened to pedestrians and traffic.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman thanked the public for their patience and said: "It has been established that the item posed no risk to the public and was innocent in nature."
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