'Suspicious package' found outside US Embassy in London
ABC News ^ | Nov 22, 2024 | Jon Haworth
Posted on 11/22/2024 5:58:48 AM PST by McGruff
A suspicious package was discovered outside the United States Embassy in London on Friday morning, police said.
The London Metropolitan Police immediately closed Ponton Road outside of the embassy in “an abundance of caution,” according to their statement, before they destroyed it in a controlled explosion.
The U.S. embassy in London moved to a brand-new purpose-built location in January 2018. The 12-story government office -- complete with a moat surrounding it -- cost approximately $1 billion to construct and was funded entirely from proceeds of sale from other U.S. government property in London, according to the U.S. government.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
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