Four bridges across Thames are closed and London’s South Bank is evacuated
London Eye is halted and four bridges across Thames are closed as police evacuate South Bank to investigate suspicious package
Four bridges across the River Thames in central London have been closed Police said a suspicious package was found in a nearby building earlier todayThe bridges have since reopened after the package was deemed non-suspicious
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London Eye was today halted and four bridges across the River Thames closed as police investigated a suspicious package.
London’s South Bank, an area which will be thronged with tourists on their half-term holidays, was also evacuated.
Westminster Bridge; Waterloo Bridge; Hungerford and Golden Jubilee footbridges were closed because of the package.
The roads have since reopened after the Metropolitan Police deemed the package to be non-suspicious.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘A number of bridges in central London have been closed as a precaution while officers assess an unattended item in the vicinity of South Bank. Please use alternative routes’.
London’s South Bank, an area which will be thronged with tourists on their half-term holidays, was also evacuated
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘A number of bridges in central London have been closed as a precaution while officers assess an unattended item in the vicinity of South Bank. Please use alternative routes’
An update added: ‘The unattended item has been assessed and was found not to be suspicious. Road closures will be lifted imminently. We thank the public for their cooperation.’
A London Eye Twitter statement read: ‘We have temporarily paused boarding due to an ongoing police investigation nearby.
‘Although the incident is not related to the London Eye we have paused operation as a safety precaution.’
The closed bridges were:
Westminster Bridge; Waterloo Bridge; Hungerford and Golden Jubilee footbridges.
The London Eye revealed it had ‘temporarily paused boarding’ because of the Police investigation in central London today
The roads have since reopened after the Metropolitan Police deemed the package to be non-suspicious
More to follow.
