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M8 reopens after report of man with weapon

Getty Images A general view of traffic on the M8 motorway, which has 10 lanes, five in either direction. High rise buildings can be seen in the background, with leafy green trees bordering the road. Getty Images
Specialist officers were called to the scene at junction six on the M8

The M8 has fully reopened after police received a report of a man with a possible weapon.

Officers temporarily shut the motorway at junction six eastbound for Newhouse and Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire, after receiving the call about 08:55.

The M8 slip road at Junction 6A on the A8 eastbound at the Eurocentral industrial estate remained closed for much of the day but reopened at about 16:30.

Police Scotland said specialist officers had been sent to the area as a precaution to allow a search to be carried out.