Bomb scare at Whitehall: Police shut road amid reports of a ‘suspicious package’ as explosives experts bring in specialist robot and police helicopter circles overhead
- Police received reports of a suspicious package on Whitehall at 3.01pm today
- Officers cordoned off the area before sending in a bomb disposal robot
- The robot examined the package and removed the object shortly before 4pm
- Scotland Yard confirmed they have lifted the cordon from the area
Police cordoned off an area in Whitehall after a suspicious package was reported.
Specialist units deployed a bomb disposal robot to examine the object.
It is expected the investigation will cause disruption to this evening’s rush hour.
Police closed off Whitehall this afternoon after receiving reports of a suspicious package at 3.01pm in the vicinity of the HMRC building, pictured
The incident saw Whitehall closed for almost an hour while specialist officers investigated
Police confirmed they removed the suspicious package and have re-opened the road
Police have cordoned off an area in Whitehall following reports of a suspicious package
Scotland Yard said they received reports of the package at 3.01pm.
Dozens of police closed junctions while a Metropolitan Police helicopter flew overhead.
The bomb squad arrived at the scene a short time later and unloaded their tracked remote control robot to investigate the package which is in the vicinity of the HMRC building on Whitehall.
Shortly before 4pm the object was successfully removed and the cordon has been lifted.
Scotland Yard confirmed the investigation into the incident is continuing.
Separately, a person could be seen climbing up scaffolding near the base of the Big Ben tower at parliament.