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Central London, tube station lockdown ends after ‘suspicious package’ deemed not a threat | |
(35 minutes later) | |
St Paul's underground station in the London's financial district was closed as police responded to a security alert in the area. Reuters have reported that the item being investigated in the area has now been deemed non-suspicious, and roads have started to reopen. | |
A spokesman for City of London Police told media on Tuesday that they were "in attendance in St Martin's Le Grand (EC1) following a report of a suspicious package inside a building. Called at 10.23am." | |
The street was cordoned off and people were advised to avoid the surrounding area. Some shops and businesses were reportedly evacuated. | |
Nearby office workers said were told to keep away from windows and stay inside, others shared pictures of colleagues gathered on stairwells as emergency procedures were implemented. | |
City of London Police attended a building in St Martin's Le Grand, near St Paul's, but police have now confirmed that the item that sparked the lockdown has been deemed as non-suspicious. | |
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