Tower Bridge is reopened after being shut down by armed police over discovery of ‘suspicious package’
- Officers cordoned off bridge after 12pm today to reports of ‘suspicious package’
- But it was confirmed at around 1.20pm that Tower bridge has been re-opened
- Met Police said the package has been examined and found to be non-suspicious
London’s Tower Bridge has been reopened after it was shut down by armed police over reports of a suspicious package.
Officers cordoned off the bridge shortly after arriving at around 12.20pm today.
But police confirmed around 1.20pm this afternoon that the bridge had been reopened and the package was found to be non-suspicious.
London’s Tower Bridge has been reopened after it was shut down by armed police, pictured, over reports of a suspicious package around 12.20pm today
Social media users shared images and footage of the scene on Twitter.
One earlier posted: ‘Anyone know what’s happening on Tower Bridge?’
Another said: ‘Tried to go for my first isolation run and ended up on the middle of the marked off zone during an incident at Tower Bridge.’
A third added: ‘Does anyone know what’s happened on Tower Bridge? It’s all taped off by police’.
Met Police issued a statement on Twitter, posting: ‘Police attended Tower Bridge at 12:18hrs to reports of a possible suspicious package.
‘The bridge was closed while the package was examined and was found to be non-suspicious.
‘The bridge has now re-opened.’