Dozens of officers were on scene (Picture: Jeanine Kaila)

London Bridge was closed down and the area evacuated due to a stolen car found abandoned yards away from the Shard.

Dozens of officers were deployed to the scene along with the fire service and a bomb disposal robot over the ‘suspicious vehicle’.

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But the incident has now been given the all clear and roads will begin to reopen, although delays are still expected.


The silver car which sparked travel chaos has now been pictured with its windows smashed and bonnet open:

(Picture: Jamie Lorriman)

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Dramatic photos from the scene show normally packed roads totally deserted.



Crowds were diverted away as police worked out whether the silver car had been left maliciously.

The area was evacuated (Picture: xposurephotos.com)

It was due to a ‘suspicious vehicle’ (Picture: xposurephotos.com)

Dozens of officers attended (Picture: xposurephotos.com)

London Bridge is one of the city’s busiest areas (Picture: xposurephotos.com)

People gathered outside the cordon (Picture: Tfl/Twitter)

Train and bus services had been suspended, while people were evacuated from offices and told to leave the roads affected.

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Police had requested an exclusion zone through the area, affecting trains towards London Cannon Street and London Charing Cross.

They were alerted to the potential problem at 1.40pm this afternoon.

Pictures from the scene showed police and fire service vehicles, with pedestrians crowding outside the cordon to see what was going on.

Witness Sophie Bichener posted on Twitter: ‘Just spotted the bomb robot at London Bridge from the Shard… Full scale evacuation underway.’

Just casually been escorted off London Bridge because of a Bomb Scare? pic.twitter.com/zSc1fsPLkl — Kathryn Anderson (@KathAndersonXo) March 7, 2017

View from my office window of a lifeless Tooley Street as #LondonBridge has been evacuated due to a security alert pic.twitter.com/ty3nxF5uQv — Zach Castles (@ZachCastles) March 7, 2017

We're looking a bit trapped in our London bridge office rn – not sure what's going on but London bridge station is closed too pic.twitter.com/8ohrUb93x3 — Cal Strode (@CalStrode) March 7, 2017

The incident was reported to be a false alarm shortly after 3.30pm.