Controlled explosion near London’s Israeli embassy
Kensington High Street evacuated as police attended reports of a suspicious vehicle.
![The car following the explosion opposite the Israeli embassy. [Picture: Twitter]](https://static.jewishnews.co.uk/jewishnews/uploads/2016/06/CkcsWsRXEAASt5G.jpg "The car following the explosion opposite the Israeli embassy. [Picture: Twitter]")
A major street near London’s Israeli embassy was evacuated on Wednesday evening as police attended reports of a suspicious vehicle.
Officers went to Palace Green just off Kensington High Street and carried out a controlled explosion on a vehicle, near the embassy.
A spokeswoman for the Met said: “Officers attended reports of what was initially thought to be a suspicious vehicle. Officers went down there to assess the vehicle but it was deemed non-suspicious.”
One Israeli embassy member of staff said: “We are all safe. I can confirm everyone is fine. A controlled explosion has taken place.”
People in the area, not far from Kensington Palace, tweeted that it was on “lockdown” during the incident.
The police cordon has since been lifted.
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