July 12, 2021- 1:40 p.m.
London Bridge has been closed amid fears a World War Two bomb may have been found nearby.
Police said on Twitter they had been made aware of a ‘possible WW2 ordnance’ shortly before 5pm at King’s College London’s Guy’s Campus, which is opposite Guy’s Hospital in Southwark, south London.
They added: ‘Traffic is being diverted and roads closed. Please avoid the area. Experts are on the scene.’
One person working nearby said they had been told by police to ‘get back in the building and stay away from the windows’.
Images posted on social media showed a police cordon blocking off the road towards London Bridge.
Just before 6pm, another social media user posted an image which showed no cars at all on London Bridge, at a time when it would usually be thronged with traffic.
More information is coming out.
