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US Embassy in London ‘Back to Normal Operations’ After Suspicious Package Triggered Lockdown
US Embassy in London ‘Back to Normal Operations’ After Suspicious Package Triggered Lockdown
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US Embassy in London is back to normal operations after a 'suspicious package' had triggered an evacuation.
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The US embassy, based in the Nine Elms area of London, is back to operating normally, after thanking the Met police for their response to the security situation.Earlier, there had been reports of evacuation of employees of the US Embassy in Vauxhall, London. Some reports in UK media had indicated that the building was placed on lockdown during a security incident. An alarm had ostensibly been triggered by reports of a suspicious package.The building area itself had been cordoned off by Met Police. According to a British newspaper, security officials had been evaluating the situation. People who were in the building were moved to another part of the building, and reportedly warned to stay away from the windows.Besides police vehicles, at least two fire engines were purportedly seen in the area, with sniffer dogs spotted outside the building.According to one eyewitness cited by British media, security units had waded in to "assess the situation."
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us embassy in london, back to normal operations, suspicious package, triggered an evacuation.
us embassy in london, back to normal operations, suspicious package, triggered an evacuation.
US Embassy in London ‘Back to Normal Operations’ After Suspicious Package Triggered Lockdown
11:15 GMT 22.02.2023 (Updated: 15:25 GMT 28.05.2023) Employees of the US Embassy in London had been evacuated, the building area was cordoned off, British media reported on Wednesday.
The US embassy, based in the Nine Elms area of London, is back to operating normally, after thanking the Met police for their response to the security situation.
"The US Embassy is back to normal business operations. Local authorities investigated and cleared a suspicious package outside the Embassy," the embassy stated on Twitter.
Earlier, there had been reports of evacuation of employees of the US Embassy in Vauxhall, London. Some reports in UK media had indicated that the building was placed on lockdown during a security incident. An alarm had ostensibly been triggered by reports of a suspicious package.
The building area itself had been cordoned off by Met Police. According to a British newspaper, security officials had been evaluating the situation. People who were in the building were moved to another part of the building, and reportedly warned to stay away from the windows.
Besides police vehicles, at least two fire engines were purportedly seen in the area, with sniffer dogs spotted outside the building.
According to one eyewitness cited by British media, security units had waded in to "assess the situation."
