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Staff at a restaurant that was caught up in the Borough Market terror attack two months ago were left “shaken up” after coming into contact with an unidentified white powder delivered to the premises in an envelope. Staff at a restaurant that was caught in the middle of Borough Market terror attack two months ago were left “shaken up” after coming into contact with an unidentified white powder delivered to the premises in an envelope.
Three workers at Feng Sushi, on Stoney Street in south London, suffered skin irritation after opening the package on Thursday, which contained a powder the restaurant owners likened to a solid fuel such as a firelighter, and was delivered by hand. Three workers at Feng Sushi, on Stoney Street in south London, suffered skin irritation after opening the package, which contained a powder the restaurant owners likened to a solid fuel such as a firelighter, and was delivered by hand.
The envelope was addressed to the “Feng Sushi team”, but the motive remains unknown. The Metropolitan police said the incident was not being treated as a terror related. The envelope was addressed to the “Feng Sushi team”, and the motive remains unknown. The Metropolitan police said the incident was not being treated as a terror-related.
Feng Sushi, which has eight sites across London that are known for their use of sustainable fish, was one of several premises caught up in the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack on 3 June, in which three Islamist extremists killed eight people. One of the attackers tapped on the window with a bloodied blade in the middle of the rampage but moved on because the doors had just been locked, according to witnesses. Feng Sushi, which has eight sites across London that are known for their use of sustainable fish, was one of several premises caught up in the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack on 3 June, in which three Islamist extremists killed eight people.
Chris Mitchell, managing director of Genuine Dining Group, which owns Feng Sushi, said: “Following what happened at Borough Market anything that goes on feels much more real. They were involved in the terror attacks, they are a little shaken up.” That night one of the attackers tapped on the window with a bloodied blade in the middle of the rampage but moved on because the doors had just been locked, according to witnesses.
Mitchell said three staff members had suffered mild skin irritation after being exposed to the substance, and that police had taken the package away for examination. Chris Mitchell, managing director of Genuine Dining Group, which owns Feng Sushi, said: “Following what happened at Borough Market, anything that goes on feels much more real. They were involved in the terror attacks, they are a little shaken up.”
He said the incident had been uneventful and “quite unspectacular” and they hoped to reopen the restaurant later on Thursday. Mitchell said three staff members had suffered mild skin irritation after being exposed to the substance, and police had taken the package away for examination.
The street outside the restaurant was initially closed off but the cordon was soon pushed back to cover just Feng Sushi. There were two uniformed police officers on the door, while forensics officers worked inside. A member of staff at Elliot’s cafe, which is next door to Feng Sushi, said they understood a package with a harmful substance had been delivered. He said the incident had been in other respects uneventful and “quite unspectacular” and the company hoped to reopen the restaurant later on Thursday.
The employee said there was a police and fire service presence at the restaurant and a media crowd assembling nearby. Elliot’s closed early because of the “commotion” outside but the police had not ordered them to shut, they said. A member of staff at Elliot’s cafe, which is next door to Feng Sushi, said they understood that a package with a harmful substance had been delivered.
Paul Dawson, a local businessman, said he arrived at Feng Sushi just after the police. The employee said there was a police and fire service presence at the restaurant and a media crowd assembling nearby. Elliot’s closed early because of the “commotion” outside but said the police had not ordered them to shut.
“There were two uniformed police in there,” he told the Press Association. “The manager was flustered and said: ‘Sorry, we’ve had something quite bad happen, we have to close’.” Paul Dawson, a local businessman, said he arrived at Feng Sushi just after the police. “There were two uniformed police in there,” he told the Press Association. “The manager was flustered and said: ‘Sorry, we’ve had something quite bad happen, we have to close.’”
Plainclothes officers, ambulance and fire services then arrived at the scene, he said. “A community warden told me that a white powder had been received,” Dawson said. “I asked him where he had heard that and he couldn’t say. Plainclothes officers, ambulance and fire services then arrived at the scene at lunchtime, he said. “A community warden told me that a white powder had been received,” Dawson said. “I asked him where he had heard that and he couldn’t say.
“Police on the scene didn’t confirm anything, and Borough Market security said ‘some kind of corrosive material attack or incident’. That’s it. Life carried on as normal in the market, which is on its second busiest day of the week.”“Police on the scene didn’t confirm anything, and Borough Market security said ‘some kind of corrosive material attack or incident’. That’s it. Life carried on as normal in the market, which is on its second busiest day of the week.”
Police were called at 1.38pm, but no arrests have been made. No arrests have been made. The London ambulance service said it treated one patient at the scene for minor injuries following a “chemical incident”.
The London ambulance service said it treated one patient at the scene for minor injuries.
The London fire brigade said firefighters using protective equipment were inside the building after they were called to assist police with a “chemical incident”.
Feng Sushi is majority-owned by Luke Johnson, the entrepreneur and former chair of Channel 4 and Pizza Express.Feng Sushi is majority-owned by Luke Johnson, the entrepreneur and former chair of Channel 4 and Pizza Express.