Waterloo station shut as police investigate unattended package

Police evacuated Waterloo station and closed four bridges in central London while they assessed an “unattended item” on the South Bank.

Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, and the Hungerford and Golden Jubilee footbridges were all shut off at about 11am on Tuesday.

Video footage shared on Twitter showed the station sealed off with police tape as crowds of people stood on the opposite side of the road.

In an update less than half an hour later, police said the item was not suspicious and the cordons would be lifted.

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