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Hundreds evacuated after ‘bomb scare’ at the Old Vic theatre in Waterloo

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27th May 17 4:52 pm

Here’s what happened

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that the Old Vic theartre close to Waterloo station was evacuated Saturday afternoon.

Kristel Eloise posted this video on Twitter:

 

A spokeswoman for the Met police said: “Police were called at 14:38pm on Saturday, May 27, to The Cut, Waterloo, to a report of a security alert at a theatre.

“The theatre took the decision to evacuate the building.

“Road closures have been put in place.”

“Specialist officers are on scene.”

People posted on Twitter that they were evacuated to the Imperial War Museum nearby.

However, it has been claimed that someone got hold of a police radio

The Met police said on Twitter:

The Old Vic theatre said in a tweet: “We have been evacuated as a precaution; audience safety is our priority. We are liaising with the Met Police”

 

More to follow…

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