India, Feb. 24 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his official residence in Canberra on Tuesday over a security threat, police said.

Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge, with Australia's national broadcaster ABC reporting that the Prime Minister was taken to a separate location for several hours after the threat was identified.

The Australian Federal Police said in a statement that they had responded to "an alleged security incident" around 6 pm (0700 GMT), AFP reported.

A thorough three-hour search of "a protection establishment" was undertaken, and nothing suspicious found in the residence, the Australian police said.

They added that there was no current threat "to the community or public safety." Alb...