LONDON — The police evacuated crowds and cordoned off Trafalgar Sq. in central London on Saturday morning after responding to a report of a suspicious car, rattling the British capital on the third day of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The Metropolitan Police said on Twitter that the incident, first reported at 9:22 a.m., was not associated to terrorism, although they didn’t specify how they’d come to that conclusion. {A photograph} by the Reuters information company confirmed a car being eliminated on the again of a police truck. The sq. was reopened by noon.
“This was investigated and after police took motion we’ve no additional concern,” the police tweeted. “This was not terrorism associated.”
Trafalgar Sq. lies on the reverse finish of the Mall from Buckingham Palace, the place a big live performance is scheduled for Saturday night as a part of the jubilee festivities.
Central London is thronged with guests from elsewhere in Britain and around the globe for a four-day celebration of the queen’s 70 years on the throne. About 20,000 folks have tickets to attend the live performance within the sq. in entrance of the palace that can characteristic performances by Diana Ross, Duran Duran and others, in addition to speeches by Prince Charles and his elder son, Prince William.
