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A cathedral has been evacuated this afternoon over reviews of a suspicious package deal.

Visitors to Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire had been instructed to leave earlier these days with emergency services confirmed to be on their way.

A spokesman for Staffordshire Police stated: 'We are aware about a record of a suspicious incident suggested at Lichfield Cathedral this lunchtime, and that the control at the place have evacuated the site prior to police attendance.

Police were referred to as to Lichfield Cathedral these days to reviews of a 'suspicious package deal'

Lichfield Cathedral, pictured, turned into evacuated by means of control who say they're seeking to reopen the building 'as quickly as viable'

The cathedral control tweeted they have been 'not aware of any precise danger'

Bosses stated team of workers had been running with police as investigations continue this afternoon

'We are cautiously reviewing the document and have the best response in area, we ask the public to follow the commands of these handling the incident.

'We are not aware about any precise threat to the region, however we preserve to ask the general public to report any concerns in view of the contemporary, national, risk stage and as a precautionary degree officers are investigating the document.

'We will retain to provide updates as appropriate however urge our communities to stay calm.'

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