Police have closed off a number of streets in the centre of Liverpool after a man claiming to be in possession of a bomb sparked a possible terror threat at a high-rise building.<br /><br />A fire alarm was triggered by employees at the Silkhouse Court building on Tithebarn Street in the city centre, after which police evacuated it and a number of nearby streets and dispatched a helicopter.<br /><br />In a statement, Merseyside Police said all employees in the building had been accounted for and the man, who had been "acting suspiciously" was still inside.<br /><br />According to the Liverpool Echo, police negotiators are attempting to speak to the man, while a bomb disposal team has arrived at the scene.<br />TAGS-<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City centre on lockdown as police negotiate with man with 'suspect package' | Home News ...<br />Liverpool city centre 'bomb scare' sparks evacuations as cops negotiate with man 'holding suspect package' - Mirror ...<br />Liverpool city centre on lockdown as police negotiate with man who carried 'suspect package' into a high-rise tower ...<br />More news for Liverpool bomb threat: City centre on lockdown as police negotiate with man with 'suspect package'<br />Liverpool city centre 'bomb scare' sparks evacuations as ...<br />Liverpool city centre on lockdown after bomb scare - Daily Mail<br />Liverpool bomb scare: Man with 'suspect package' in ... - Metro<br />Liverpool Locked Down Over Bomb Scare - YouTube<br />Liverpool: City center on lockdown as police negotiate with ...<br />Liverpool city centre streets on lockdown as negotiators sent ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City centre on lockdown as police ...<br />Liverpool bomb scare: Man with 'suspect package' detained ...<br />Liverpool locked down over bomb scare : PTI feed, News ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City centre on lockdown as police ...<br />Liverpool Locked Down Over Bomb Scare - NDTV.com<br />Liverpool city centre bomb scare: What we know so far ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat - Headlines from arround the world<br />Police cordon off Liverpool centre after 'man with suspect ...<br />Liverpool locked down over bomb scare | Latest News ...<br />Liverpool city centre on lockdown as police negotiate with ...<br />Liverpool city centre on lockdown as police negotiate with ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City on LOCKDOWN as cops ...<br />Liverpool city centre on lockdown as police negotiate with ...<br />Liverpool bomb alert: 'Man with suspect package' prompts ...<br />Man With 'Suspect Package' Sparks Bomb Scare In Liverpool<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City on LOCKDOWN as ... - EN-UK<br />Liverpool bomb scare: Police try to negotiate with man in ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City centre on lockdown as police ...<br />Liverpool bomb threat: City on LOCKDOWN as cops ...
