I went for a walk in the city center today. It was a beautiful, sunny day and I needed to buy some lamp shades so headed to Oxford Street for a wander round the department stores. After lunch and quite a lot of staring at ceiling lights, I decided to take a little stroll towards Trafalgar Square and Westminster as I haven't done it for a while. Most of the roads in these areas were cordoned off- Trafalgar Square was out of bounds- with traffic diverted, although pedestrians were still allowed to walk around Trafalgar Square. There was a heavy police presence and cars with sirens drove up and down the road between Trafalgar Square and Westminster. I was slightly curious but not enough to ask one of the policemen: stuff happens in London all the time and it could have been anything- a public disturbance, an official visit, etc. However, I did look it up when I got home and found one relevant reference- it might have been a controlled explosion of a suspect package. Couldn't find any other reference to it online but might come up in the papers tomorrow.
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