Donald Trump‘s new golf course in Scotland was plunged into lockdown following a security scare. It came after reports of a suspicious package at the site, but police later said they were checking a vehicle.
A cordon was set up and with police vans blocking road past Trump International Golf Links just after 3pm, as per The Sun. Local residents in houses nearby the course were evacuated, Herald Scotland reported.
Staff, journalists, and members of the public were reportedly evacuated from the entrance.
The President is believed to have remained in MacLeod House on the estate while the checks were carried out.
Photos showed a bomb squad in attendance, The Sun reported, though police later clarified that no criminality was found.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Shortly after 3pm, a security cordon was put in place at an entrance to the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire, as officers carried out precautionary checks on a vehicle.
“This search has been completed, there was no criminality and the cordon has been removed.”
The apparent false alarm came on the final day of the US president’s four-day prviate visit to Scotland.
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