Police carry out controlled explosion on suspicious package found outside North Korean embassy in London
Local residents have been evacuated as police investigate a suspicious package found outside North Korea’s embassy in Ealing, west London.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were called to a report of a "suspicious item" shortly before 8pm outside the semi-detached house.
Police cordoned off roads, evacuated houses and reportedly carried out a controlled explosion at about 9.30pm.
My parents just got evacuated from their house. Mum said some kind of explosion went off in North Korea embassy. #NorthKoreaNukes pic.twitter.com/ckFrZKknMO
— El Macro Kurdo (@macrokurd) September 25, 2017
The package was then found to be non-threatening.
A number of ambulances also attended the scene.
The North Korean embassy is located inside a seven bedroom suburban house once owned by Carry On actor Sid James.