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| ‘Suspicious packages’ spark Canary Wharf evacuation & chaos - reports | |
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| A bomb scare has sparked chaos in London’s Canary Wharf, with the Metropolitan Police’s bomb squad deployed to investigate ‘suspicious packages’ in the major business district. | A bomb scare has sparked chaos in London’s Canary Wharf, with the Metropolitan Police’s bomb squad deployed to investigate ‘suspicious packages’ in the major business district. |
| The incident, which has since proved to be a false alarm, occurred in the Harbour Exchange area of the Isle of Dogs, with local reports suggesting that a suspicious package had been identified by police. | The incident, which has since proved to be a false alarm, occurred in the Harbour Exchange area of the Isle of Dogs, with local reports suggesting that a suspicious package had been identified by police. |
| An area around Harbour Exchange Square, home to the UK Financial Services Ombudsman, was reportedly cordoned off while police descended on the packages. | An area around Harbour Exchange Square, home to the UK Financial Services Ombudsman, was reportedly cordoned off while police descended on the packages. |
| In a statement to the Daily Star, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said people had been evacuated from nearby buildings themselves as a precaution. It appears the scare was sparked by three briefcases left outside a Pret-A-Manger café. | In a statement to the Daily Star, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said people had been evacuated from nearby buildings themselves as a precaution. It appears the scare was sparked by three briefcases left outside a Pret-A-Manger café. |
| Police have now stood down following the incident after determining there was no threat. | Police have now stood down following the incident after determining there was no threat. |
| It comes as eyewitnesses took to social media to post images of a high emergency services presence on the Isle of Dogs. | It comes as eyewitnesses took to social media to post images of a high emergency services presence on the Isle of Dogs. |
| In some images a police bomb disposal unit can be seen travelling down a cobbled street near a Pret-A-Manger café. | In some images a police bomb disposal unit can be seen travelling down a cobbled street near a Pret-A-Manger café. |