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Coverage dated November 21, 2024

Police carry out controlled explosion after suspicious package found near U.S. Embassy in London

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London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Police conduct controlled explosion near US Embassy, London – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A loud bang was heard and the area around the US Embassy was cordoned off by police. Officers said they were responding to a report of a suspicious package near the River Thames.

  2. The Guardian

    Police carry out ‘controlled explosion’ outside US embassy in London (opens The Guardian)

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    Action follows reports of suspicious package outside embassy in Nine Elms

  3. CBS News

    Police carry out controlled explosion after suspicious package found near U.S. Embassy in London (opens CBS News)

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    London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Authorities carry out controlled explosion near US Embassy in London (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LONDON (AP) — British police carried out a controlled explosion Friday near the U.S. Embassy in London as they investigated reports of a suspicious

  5. UPI

    Police destroy suspicious 'hoax device' outside U.S. London embassy (opens UPI)

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    A suspicious package found outside the U.S. Embassy in London Friday was destroyed in a controlled explosion as London police closed Ponton Road near the embassy.

  6. The Hill

    Police blow up suspicious package outside US Embassy in London (opens The Hill)

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    Law enforcement conducted a “controlled explosion” of a suspicious package outside of the U.S. Embassy in London on Friday. “We can confirm that the ‘loud bang’ reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” London’s Metropolitan Police wrote in a post on …

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