A “controlled explosion” has been carried out by Metropolitan Police officers outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, London. It followed reports of a suspicious package outside the embassy.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police put a cordon in place around the area while it investigated the incident in Nine Elms, London ... escorted away from the building, according to reports.

Daniel Parmenter allegedly placed a device that resembled an improvised explosive device (IED) at the embassy in Nine Elms, south-west London, on November 22. The 44-year-old, of Kildare Terrace ...

The US Embassy in Nine Elms, London, where Metropolitan Police officers carried out a “controlled explosion” outside after reports of a suspicious package. Picture date: Friday November 22 ...