Linklaters went into lockdown on the anniversary of 9/11 after its London office received a suspicious package.

A spokeswoman for Linklaters confirmed that on Monday afternoon a package "containing an unknown substance" was delivered to 1 Silk Street. It was identified as a threat and at just after 5pm the office, said sources, "went into lockdown". No one was allowed to enter or leave the building for around 30 minutes as police were called to investigate the item.

A spokeswoman said the firm would not be releasing details of how the package was identified as a threat, its intended recipient, or whether it was destroyed. However she confirmed that it was found not to be harmful, telling RollOnFriday, "On the advice of the police, employees were briefly asked not to leave the building, while police confirmed the substance posed no risk". A source told RollOnFriday that the package contained a white substance which was identified as talcum powder.

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In common with many corporates and governments, Linklaters was likely to have been on high alert on Monday, which was the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Shortly after 9/11, anthrax was mailed in the US to several targets and killed five people. Ever since then hoaxers seeking to stir up panic at arms-length have used envelopes of white powder, including talc, baking soda and sugar, to engage in 'faux terrorism'.  Linklaters declined to confirm whether the package appeared to have been sent with malicious intent, or whether the alarm was triggered when a staffer opened it.
 
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Anonymous 15 September 17 09:30

I love the fact that their response to a package with a potentially dangerous substance in it was to lock us all in the building with it.

Anonymous 15 September 17 11:11

The same thing happened at my firm a few weeks ago, except the powder turned out to be MDMA...

Anonymous 15 September 17 12:23

if it's contagious they'd want to keep all the contagious people inside so as not to infect the rest of london

Anonymous 15 September 17 12:44

Surely Links staff are so used to being chained to their desks that so not being allowed to leave the building, regardless of the reason, isn't news.