UPDATE: White powder deemed '˜non-hazardous' after Peterborough passport office is evacuated
Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Northminister Road at 10.26am after a suspicious package was delivered.
Staff and visitors were evacuated and a cordon put in place.
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Hide AdPeople were allowed back into the building after the all-clear was given at around 11.08am.
Police confirmed the package had been removed from the premises after they confirmed that the white powder inside did not pose a risk.
It is the third time the passport office has been evacuated in the past month and a half.
The previous two incidents turned out to be false alarms.
A similar evacuation was triggered in May. The white powder covering a letter turned out to be sugar.