Asda HQ evacuated after ‘suspicious package’ found with Army bomb squad called in

Asda’s Leeds headquarters was evacuated after a suspicious package was reported, prompting police and Army bomb disposal officers to attend. The building was cleared as a precaution while investigators examined the package, and the incident led to road closures and disruption in the city centre.

West Yorkshire Police said the alert came at 11.16am on Great Wilson Street and that a cordon was in place. Staff gathered outside the building, while drivers and the public were advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes. Asda House is the supermarket chain’s central hub; Asda was founded in Leeds in 1949.