“Enquiries are nonetheless ongoing,” stated London Police (Representational)
London:
UK police stated Friday officers had carried out a managed explosion after “a suspicious package deal” was discovered outdoors the USA embassy in London.
The capital’s Metropolitan Police drive performed the explosion after establishing cordons close to the high-security web site in 9 Elms, simply south of the River Thames.
“We will verify that the ‘loud bang’ reported within the space a short while in the past was a managed explosion carried out by officers,” the drive stated in a submit on X.
We’re conscious of hypothesis on-line about an incident within the neighborhood of the US Embassy in 9 Elms.
Cordons are in place within the space as a precaution whereas officers examine a suspect package deal.
We are going to present an additional replace in the end.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 22, 2024
“Enquiries are nonetheless ongoing and cordons will stay in place in the meanwhile.”
The US embassy stated in a submit on its X account that native authorities had been investigating “a suspicious package deal” outdoors the constructing.
It added that police had closed a close-by highway “out of an abundance of warning”.
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