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London’s Royal Opera House is evacuated after bomb scare (Upd.)

The area around the Opera was closed for security reasons

Newsroom February 27 01:08

London’s Royal Opera House and surrounding area in Covent Garden are being evacuated over a bomb scare.

Social media of the incident were posted, showing empty streets and crowds pushed back behind police cordons. Sniffer dogs were called to examine the scene.

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Covent Garden and Royal Opera House evacuated https://t.co/MqsBo6EKNr

— Dominic Daly (@SirDalyEsports) February 27, 2018

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The Metropolitan Police has since stated that the incident is over. The Royal Opera House confirmed that the “situation is now resolved.”

Source: RT

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