A security alert at London’s Baker Street Underground Station on Thursday night resulted in the controlled explosion of an apparently abandoned car.
The station was closed and the surrounding area was cordoned off as Met Police officers investigated after being called to the scene at 8.30pm amid reports of a suspect vehicle.
Journalist Olly Barratt reported the streets surrounding the station as being closed by police.
He reported a "loud bang" after the cordon was put in place.
Bomb Scare Caused By Suspect Vehicle In Baker Street
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Shattered glass is seen on the windshield of an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Shattered glass is seen on the street near an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police drive an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare away from the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police patrol the site where an abandoned vehicle caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
Scene Of Bomb Scare Caused By Suspect Vehicle In Baker Street(09 of18)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police drive an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare away from the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
Scene Of Bomb Scare Caused By Suspect Vehicle In Baker Street(12 of18)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: A street sign is seen at the site where an abandoned vehicle caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: A police van is seen near the scene where an abandoned vehicle caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police clear broken glass from the site where an abandoned vehicle caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Police inspect an abandoned vehicle that caused a bomb scare near the Baker Street Underground station on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Police and bomb disposal experts performed a controlled explosion before removing the vehicle from the scene. (Photo by Keith Hewitt/Getty Images) (credit:Keith Hewitt via Getty Images)
Other photos and videos from the scene emerged on social media, including images of what appeared to be the vehicle in the middle of the road with its doors and bonnet open.
A spokesman for the Met Police said a controlled explosion had been carried out on the vehicle and that the matter had been deemed not suspicious.
The station was reopened after an hour-and-half and no one was injured in the incident.
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