A Deliveroo bag caused a major London street to a grind to a standstill after police thought it was a bomb
Bishopsgate, which runs through the City of London, was shut by police for around 30 minutes due to the unattended Deliveroo bag, causing disruption to local businesses and employees.
Deliveroo, a fast-growing London tech startup, uses the bags to transport food from restaurants to people's homes and offices. The bags are usually attached to the back of bikes and mopeds but this one appears to have been left abandoned on the floor.
A police officer on the scene told Business Insider that Bishopsgate had been closed due to a "suspicious package."
The suspicious package later turned out to be a Deliveroo bag, with a number of people posting photos on Twitter of a police officer investigating what was inside.
The suspicious package on Bishopsgate looks like a big @Deliveroo bag. Probably not a bomb, probably full of burgers pic.twitter.com/2TkUKz0RsM
- Ben Longstaff (@Ben_Longstaff1) March 10, 2016
Bomb squads in #bishopsgate pic.twitter.com/77qFH35sTN
- MadeleineStorr (@MadeleineStorr) March 10, 2016
Bishopsgate has been shut by RBS. Police officer just told me there's a "suspicious package" pic.twitter.com/77iVxPDnOe
- Sam Shead (@Sam_L_Shead) March 10, 2016
A Deliveroo spokesman said: "The City of London Police have looked into the incident at Bishopsgate this morning. We have spoken with them and are currently conducting our own investigation internally. As a matter of company policy, we advise all riders never to leave their bag unattended in public spaces."
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