The Metropolitan Police said on X: “We can confirm that the ‘loud noise’ detected in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by members of the… Police. “Investigations are still ongoing and barriers will remain in place for the time being.”
The police stated in a previous statement that they were investigating a suspicious package in the area near South Bank of the Thames and was aware of online speculation about the incident.
Our correspondent also reported that large parts of Gatwick Airport, south of London, had been evacuated for security reasons.
Quotes US Its embassy moved from Mayfair in central London to a specially built 12-storey glass cube in Nine Elms in 2018, partly for safety reasons.
The formerly industrial area now includes dozens of upscale residential buildings, along with Battersea Electricity Station, a 1930s building known for its red color and white chimneys, which has been redeveloped into a shopping and tourism centre.
She said American Embassy On “X”, the police closed a road near the building “as a precaution.”
