US embassy in London put in lockdown after security scare
he US embassy in London was briefly put into a state of lockdown on Wednesday morning with those inside told to duck and move away from windows.
There was a security alert after a report of a suspicious item that had been left in the vicinity, Metropolitan Police said, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
The incident has since been resolved.
The embassy said in a tweet: “The US Embassy is back to normal business operations. Local authorities investigated and cleared a suspicious package ou…
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