Man Arrested After Suspicious Device Discovered Near Polling Station In Motherwell

A 48-year-old man has been arrested after a suspicious device was found near a polling station in North Lanarkshire. 

The device – which was later found to be “non-viable” – was discovered on the ground floor of Glen Tower flats in Motherwell at around 1am on Thursday, police said. 

A community room in the building was due to be used as a polling station. 

Residents in the building were evacuated following the discovery, while explosive ordinance experts were called to the scene to examine the device. 

They later carried out a controlled explosion.