REPORTS THAT THE BBC building on Regent’s Street in London was evacuated are being denied by some staff.
It was reported that BBC’s New Broadcasting House was evacuated over a ‘suspicious vehicle’.
The Metropolitan Police told TheJournal.ie that the alert over a suspicious vehicle had been “stood down”.
A spokesperson said that some evacuations did take place in the area.
It is understood that some roads around the Portland Place area were cordoned off because of the reports about a suspicious vehicle, with some buildings evacuated as a result.
BBC reporter Ros Atkins said that not everyone was directed to leave the building:
Another reporter, Farhan Jimale, tweeted:
BBC World Service reporter Akwasi Sarpong said that the situation was a “false alarm”.
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