Two security scares triggered a mass evacuation of buildings close to the BBC house and London Bridge station this afternoon.
A spokesman for Metropolitan Police said the force said the threat was not specific to the BBC, adding that a vehicle parked on nearby Regent’s Street had now been deemed ‘non-suspicious’.
In a separate incident, police sniffer dogs were brought in following reports that a ‘suspicious package’ had been found at a building close to London Bridge station.
At the BBC, staff at the scene posted pictures of police cordons around Broadcasting House.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said specialist officers had now been stood down from the alert at London Bridge and the scare was over.
Witnesses reported seeing sniffer dogs being led to Counting House, the head office of charity Prostate Cancer UK.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Police in Southwark were called to Tooley Street, SE1 at 12.26pm on Tuesday, 1 December following information received regarding a suspicious item at the address.
‘Specialist officers attended, a full search was conducted and a number of evacuations took place.’
It is understood members of the public were ushered towards an evacuation point in the direction of HMS Belfast on the Thames.
NOTE: This is a developing story, further details will be added as they become available.
