Controlled explosions in London after vehicle raises alarm, found non-suspicious

British Police conduct controlled explosions as a precaution against a suspicious vehicle in central London.

In Short

• Vehicle found on Regent Street in London deemed non-suspicious by police
• Police conduct controlled explosions as a precaution
• Roads were closed off near Regent Street in London

British police said on Wednesday that an earlier security incident involving a suspicious vehicle in central London was being stood down after officers carried out a number of controlled explosions as a precaution.

The vehicle was found to be non-suspicious, police said on social media platform X. An earlier post had said road closures were in place near Regent Street in central London.