Birmingham UK evacuation; 142 arrested in Milan, IT...

[Dr Mordrid]

Breaking on TV;

*The central portion of Birmingham, UK is being evacuated for "a security threat"

*People being searched on their way out

*Police report a "controlled explosion" (done when a suspected bomb is found to disarm it)

Also;

*142 arrested in terrrorist sweep of Milan, Italy

Dr. Mordrid

[J1NG]

Awww, what now???!

J1NG

[Dr Mordrid]

BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668313.stm

Police evacuate Birmingham centre

Police in Birmingham are evacuating large parts of the city centre amid a security alert.

West Midlands Police said people were being asked to leave the centre, particularly Broad Street, as a "precautionary measure".

No vehicles are being allowed past the inner ring road into the city centre, and there have also been reports of controlled explosions by police.

Police said it was in response to intelligence the force had received.

"It's quite tense," said BBC journalist Toby Brown.

No vehicles are being allowed to be moved, he added.

Birmingham resident Kenneth Kelsall told the BBC: "There is a lot of confusion, there appears to be no chance of anyone moving back into the city - but people are remaining quiet."

West Midlands Police announced they had received intelligence of a possible threat to the area around 2015BST.

Initially people were told to be on their guard and that bars and restaurants were being searched. Motorists were also told not to come into the city centre.

Around 2100BST the police announced that the city was to be evacuated.

Hopefully it really is precautionary doesn't evolve into anything serious.

Dr. Mordrid

[UtwigMU]

Well for evacuating entire centre it needs to be quite serious threat.