London Bridge area evacuated after reports of suspicious object

Yannick Roux/@yanroux

An officer sets up a cordon in London Bridge following the evacuation.

A large evacuation has taken place in the London Bridge area of central London.

Specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police are investigating reports of a suspicious object.

Several images have been posted on Twitter showing people gathering outside following the evacuation.

London Bridge station remains open at the current time.

A police spokesman told Business Insider that a call was made at 12.26pm on Tuesday and that the situation is still ongoing.

Yannick Roux tweeted: "Lots of buildings being evacuated near London Bridge. Police not allowed to comment."

Gary Haines said: "Just been evacuated from @ProstateUK HQ after a bomb scare at London Bridge. Police carrying out thorough investigation."

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