London’s Trafalgar Square evacuated on UK election day

LONDON’S Trafalgar Square was evacuated by police on Thursday over a ‘suspicious package’ not believed to be terrorism-related.

A police car is seen on Duncannon Street next to Trafalgar Square in London on June 8, 2017 after police were stood down and cordons lifted following reports of a suspicious item near Charing Cross. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

LONDON’S Trafalgar Square and Charing Cross Station were evacuated on Thursday afternoon over a “suspicious item”.

Metropolitan police said officers were called to reports of a “suspicious item” at Charing Cross however it was “not being treated as terrorist related at this time.”

Trafalgar square evacuated pic.twitter.com/Dxyr5T1PV6

— igor arrais de sá (@igor_arrais) June 8, 2017

#BREAKING: London: Reports of an incident near #TrafalgarSquare - area evacuated. #CharingCross station closed pic.twitter.com/egei8Q6ie4

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) June 8, 2017

It comes during a busy Thursday afternoon in which UK voters took to the polls for an election.

Office workers in the area shared pictures on Twitter that showed police tape creating a cordon.

Actor Danny Colligan said to avoid the area as there were “loads of armed police about”.

ITV executive Jonathan Russell said: “just been evacuated from Trafalgar Square. Big security presence and strong cordons. Developing.”

Shortly afterwards Transport For London said “All roads have now reopened following an earlier police incident.”

London Bridge and Borough Market suffered a terror attack on Saturday when eight people were killed after a van drove into pedestrians and attackers started stabbing people.