British police detonate suspicious package near US embassy

LONDON, Nov. 22 (YPA) – British police detonated on Friday a suspicious package near the US embassy in London.

“We can confirm that the loud bang reported in the area a short while ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” police said in a post on the X platform.

It explained that investigations were still ongoing, noting that the barriers would remain in place at the present time around the explosion site.

Earlier in the day, police said they had imposed a security cordon around the US embassy in London and were investigating a suspicious package.

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