Trafalgar Square

Suspicious vehicle reported close to platinum jubilee concert site but police say incident not terror-related.

The incident has now been concluded and the square will reopen in due course,” police said on Twitter. A spokesperson said it was not terrorism-related. Police have evacuated Trafalgar Square and carried out a controlled explosion after reports of a suspicious vehicle yards away from where part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations are to be held.

British police on Saturday briefly evacuated London's Trafalgar Square, close to where celebrations are to be held later to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum ...

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Trafalgar Square has been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious vehicle, it is understood. The area in central London is on lockdown with images ...

“Please don’t panic that you heard a bang,” says a Met officer on site.’ Police say officers dealt with a suspicious vehicle. Please do not travel to the area.’ Tourist Sarah Churchill who was in Trafalgar Square at the time with her 11-year-old son Noah, said she heard the sound of a ‘bomb’ go off ‘without any warning’. A journalist at the scene said a controlled explosion was used to deal with the suspicious vehicle and urged people not to panic. Westminster Police said the incident is now over and officers remain at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police force have not yet confirmed the nature of the incident, but urged people not to travel to the area.

The force said: “Police remain on scene. A Met spokesperson later said: “Police attended a report from a member of the public at 09:22hrs of a suspicious vehicle in Trafalgar Square. Police evacuated Trafalgar Square in central London due to an “incident” and reportedly undertook a controlled detonation.

Podcaster Jon Hansen said on Twitter: "Rushed out of Trafalgar Hotel because of a suspicious vehicle outside. Hurrying downstairs we saw a car with all windows ...

People were cleared from area before Met Police conducted a “controlled explosion” on a suspicious vehicle. A police spokesman told the Telegraph earlier that several checks were already being carried out in the area today. Reporter Crystal Goomansingh said on Twitter: "People were cleared from area before Met Police conducted a 'controlled explosion' on a suspicious vehicle." Podcaster Jon Hansen said on Twitter: "Rushed out of Trafalgar Hotel because of a suspicious vehicle outside. Trafalgar Square in London has been evacuated as a large police cordon was put up amid large weekend Jubilee crowds. Several media reports say a suspicious package has been discovered.

Police evacuated Trafalgar Square in central London on Saturday morning amid concerns over a suspicious vehicle. Pictures from the scene show a blue car ...

"This was investigated and after police took action we have no further concern. " Hotel staff had informed the couple that there was a suspicious vehicle parked outside the hotel overnight and police attended the scene this morning, Mr Hansen said.