Man due in court after suspicious device found at polling station
A MAN is due in court today after a suspicious device was found in a block of flats that were being used as a polling station.
Police confirmed that the 48-year-old was arrested and charged following the incident at Glen Tower flats in Range Road, Motherwell.
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Residents were evacuated and a controlled explosion was carried out.
The device was later deemed 'non-viable'.
The man will appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
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