Evacuation near Donald Trump golf course amid ongoing incident
Households next to Donald Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire have been temporarily evacuated this afternoon.
The Record spoke to one local resident who said she has been "abruptly" ordered to leave her cottage in the village of Balmedie, despite still being dressed in pyjamas.
Stephanie McAllister, 38, said she was surprised by the instruction and lives yards from Donald Trump's golf club.
The mum-of-one was left standing outside Old Aberdeen Road in Balmedie while the US President prepares to depart Scotland and fly back to Washington DC.
Part of the road is closed, with golf course staff and security officers pushed back beyond road barriers during the ongoing incident.
Stephanie said: "A man forced us to leave the house. it was really abrupt.
"I'm not happy about it. People deserve to know what's happening. I've held my tongue."
Police vans have blocked the main road past Trump International Golf Links in the last half hour amid rumours of a bomb squad investigation.
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