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WA Premier and federal Labor MP’s offices evacuated after receiving foil-wrapped packages
The electorate offices of the WA Premier and a federal Labor MP have been evacuated after receiving suspicious foil-wrapped packages.
Key points:
- Mark McGowan says a package wrapped in foil was thrown into his electorate office
- Office staff were evacuated and surrounding streets closed
- Emergency services remain on site
Staff at the electorate office of WA Premier Mark McGowan were evacuated this afternoon after an object was thrown into the building by a man.
Emergency services were called to the scene just before 3:00pm, with streets in the area closed off to the public.
Firefighting crews and police are on site at the building in Rockingham, in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Mr McGowan said his staff had reported a man had come into the office and…
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