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Donald Trump’s new Aberdeenshire golf course was locked down for police to carry out check on a suspicious vehicle.
A statement from Police Scotland 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 president played a round of golf at the club on Tuesday morning (AFP/Getty)
Members of the public, staff, journalists and others were evacuated from the entrance to the brand news course and moved behind a crash barrier, The National reported.
Images of the scene published in The Sun show a vehicle belonging to a bomb disposal unit at the scene, but there have been no suggestions that any explosives were found.
The US president played a round of golf at the newly opened course earlier in the day. He was due to depart from RAD Lossiemouth back for Washington, DC at 5pm.
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