Police still waiting to identify Walsall mosque package

The item is currently being examined and we are still waiting to identify exactly what it is that we have found.

It was our first priority to make sure the area was safe early on and evacuated homes on a purely precautionary measure.

We will open the mosque up later to reassure residents and allow worshippers to return.

We're not in the dark we have trained people looking at this item be we don't know what it is yet - I can understand the concern from the community who want to know what it is.

It's a shock to the local community and the force is treating this very, very seriously.