Police carry out controlled explosion after suspicious package found near U.S. Embassy in London

Police in London carried out a managed explosion Friday after discovering a suspicious package deal close to the U.S. Embassy within the British capital. They blocked off not less than one highway close to the embassy compound, which sits on the south facet of the Thames river within the 9 Elms neighborhood.

“We will affirm that the ‘loud bang’ reported within the space a short while in the past was a managed explosion carried out by officers,” London’s Metropolitan Police mentioned in a press release posted on-line. 

The embassy mentioned in its personal social media put up that police had closed a highway close to the constructing out of “an abundance of warning.”

The U.S. Embassy in London opened in its new location simply exterior the middle of town in the beginning of 2018. It sits on a sprawling campus comparatively removed from most public roads and is surrounded by safety fortifications.