Spanish square in lockdown amid reports of suspicious suitcase
POLICE have sealed off a square in the Spanish town of Reus after reports of a suspicious package.
Police have sealed off a square in the Spanish town of Reus
Emergency services raced to the scene after worried witnesses saw a man leave a suitcase in the middle public plaza.
Bomb disposal teams were despatched and the area was put on lockdown with shops and businesses evacuated.
Reus is near Catalan city of Tarragona and the beach resort of Salou which is popular with British holidaymakers.
Police evacuate the square after receiving reports of a suspicious suitcase
Police later described the alert as a false alarm and reopened the square and surrounding streets.
Police sealed off the square in Spain
Towns and cities across Europe are on a high alert after a spate of terror attacks including the recent atrocities committed in Manchester and London.
ISIS suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and injured scores more when he detonated a suicide vest at the end of an Ariana Grande show at Manchster Arena three weeks ago.
Twelve days later eight people died and dozens were wounded in a terrifying van attack and knife rampage in London Bridge and Borough Market.