UK police reopen roads in Westminster after dealing with suspicious package

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Updated: Jun 7, 2022, 12:21 UTC

LONDON (Reuters) - Police in London said they had set up a safety cordon in Westminster, Britain's political district around parliament, as they investigate a suspicious package on Tuesday.

General view of the Houses of Parliament in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Police in London on Tuesday said road closures and cordons had been lifted in Westminster, Britain’s political district around parliament, after dealing with a suspicious package.

Police were called earlier on Tuesday to investigate a suspicious package found at Parliament Street, London’s Metropolitan Police said.

“The item was found to be non suspicious,” City of Westminster Police said in a tweet.

(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman; editing by William James)

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