Thousands of people were evacuated from Westfield shopping centre near the Olympic Park following a bomb scare.
Shoppers and staff were ordered to leave the area after a ‘suspicious package’ was discovered, closing all shops in the precinct.
Police swooped on the area and fire screens were put in place as the drama unfolded at the east London shopping centre.
Outside, crowds of people gathered on roads and in Queen Elizabeth II Park, home of the London 2012 Olympics, while bomb teams investigated the incident.
A police spokesman said: ‘We are currently dealing with a suspicious package and the incident is ongoing.’
Police say they will re-open the centre as soon as they are satisfied it is safe to do so, but gave no indication as to when that might be.
