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| Waterloo and Westminster Bridges shut over 'WWII device' | |
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| Two bridges and a major road in central London are closed amid concerns there is a suspected "WWII device" in the River Thames. | |
| Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge are shut while police investigate. | Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge are shut while police investigate. |
| Diversions have been put in place since officers arrived on the scene at 17:15 GMT, the Met said. | Diversions have been put in place since officers arrived on the scene at 17:15 GMT, the Met said. |
| A spokesman said "specialist officers are on scene and are assessing the device". | A spokesman said "specialist officers are on scene and are assessing the device". |
| The suspected device has been referred to as an 'ordnance' which in armed forces terms can refer to either explosive weapons or ammunition. | |
| "Massive crowds" spread around Westminster Bridge after roads and Westminster Tube Station were closed, Kris Van de Sander, a freelance journalist from Belgium, told the BBC . | |
| "Everyone was a little paranoid" he added. |