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| Waterloo and Westminster Bridges shut over 'WWII device' | Waterloo and Westminster Bridges shut over 'WWII device' |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Two bridges and a major road in central London were closed when a suspected "WWII device" was discovered in the River Thames. | |
| Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge were shut for police to investigate. | Victoria Embankment, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge were shut for police to investigate. |
| Witnesses said "massive crowds" gathered in the area when Westminster Tube station also closed. | Witnesses said "massive crowds" gathered in the area when Westminster Tube station also closed. |
| Diversions were put in place when officers arrived on the scene at 17:15 GMT, the Met said. | Diversions were put in place when officers arrived on the scene at 17:15 GMT, the Met said. |
| A spokesman said specialist officers remain at the scene assessing the device which has been dredged up from the river. | A spokesman said specialist officers remain at the scene assessing the device which has been dredged up from the river. |
| A spokesperson for the Port of London Authority said they had been told the device measured "2 ft by 1 ft" (60cm x 30cm). | A spokesperson for the Port of London Authority said they had been told the device measured "2 ft by 1 ft" (60cm x 30cm). |
| The suspected device has been referred to as an "ordnance' which in armed forces terms can refer to either explosive weapons or ammunition. | The suspected device has been referred to as an "ordnance' which in armed forces terms can refer to either explosive weapons or ammunition. |
| Kris Van de Sander, a freelance journalist from Belgium, told the BBC "massive crowds" had spread around Westminster Bridge after roads and the Tube station closed. | Kris Van de Sander, a freelance journalist from Belgium, told the BBC "massive crowds" had spread around Westminster Bridge after roads and the Tube station closed. |
| "Everyone was a little paranoid" he added. | "Everyone was a little paranoid" he added. |
| A section of the river between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge is expected to remain closed overnight, MBNA Thames Clippers tweeted. | A section of the river between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge is expected to remain closed overnight, MBNA Thames Clippers tweeted. |
| But Westminster station has since reopened as have the bridges and most surrounding roads. | But Westminster station has since reopened as have the bridges and most surrounding roads. |