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London Bridge Closed And On Lockdown Due To 'Suspicious Vehicle'

Surrounding buildings have been evacuated.
Chris York
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Senior Editor, HuffPost UK

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UPDATE: The station has now reopened.

Thanks for bearing with us during the security alert on London Bridge St. Incident found not to be not suspicious. Roads re-opening now.

— MPS Southwark (@MPSSouthwark) March 7, 2017

London Bridge station is on lockdown amid reports of a suspicious vehicle.

Buildings in the surrounding area have been evacuated and a police cordon is in place.

Video from the scene shows police hurriedly moving pedestrians away from the vicinity.

Police pushes us further and further back. "Keep moving as fast as you can. Suspicious vehicle" #lockdown #londonbridge #ontruiming pic.twitter.com/v3Wv6RMC9F

— Suse van Kleef (@SusevanKleef) March 7, 2017

Bomb scare at #LondonBridge People evacuating northwards pic.twitter.com/YvGHSkZ9MR

— Damien McElroy (@ddamned) March 7, 2017

Scotland Yard said: “We were called at 1.40pm to reports of a security alert at London Bridge Street. Investigations continue and London Bridge Station remains closed.

“The train station has been closed as a precaution because we believe that there is a vehicle there that is suspicious.”

Police said it's because of abandoned suspect car - took this photo of Range Rover left with hazards on before we were all evacuated pic.twitter.com/1hETJCenww

— Cal Strode (@CalStrode) March 7, 2017

Police are using sniffer dogs to search the area and the fire service is also in attendance.

#LondonBridge on lockdown- sniffer dogs are out pic.twitter.com/8FtFlufDz3

— Gottsy (@NicholasGotts) March 7, 2017

Been told to stay away from windows by police in London Bridge due to suspicious vehicle 😳 pic.twitter.com/b4vahvs33Z

— Dan Spencer (@DTSpencer) March 7, 2017

Police, sniffer dogs and riot vans at #Londonbridge Bridge closed. pic.twitter.com/kSA4BsK4ej

— Lizzie Pook (@LizziePook) March 7, 2017

Calm evacuation from the News Building pic.twitter.com/VvIkRazWQQ

— Gayle Tupaz (@gayletupaz) March 7, 2017

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