Metropolitan Police officers are understood to have carried out controlled explosions in Regent Street amid reports of a suspected bomb threat in the busy London street

Shops and offices in central London have been evacuated following reports of a bomb threat as police have carried out controlled explosions. Staff and customers were seen lining the streets around busy Regent Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Various shops and buildings in Regent Street, in central London, were evacuated on Wednesday, January 8, in light of an alleged bomb threat. The busy area was cordoned off by officers after police rushed to the road. The cordon is in place between Conduit Street and Vigo Street, MyLondon reports.

London ’s famous shopping district of Regent Street has been closed after an alleged bomb threat was made. Police have closed the B406 Conduit Street and Beak Street while buses – including the 12, 88, 94, 139, 159 and 453 – are all on diversion. The bomb threat is reportedly inside a stationary car near London’s famous Hamleys toy store.

Regent Street, one of central London’s busiest shopping districts, has been evacuated due to a suspected bomb, according to reports coming in around 2pm local time. ” Road closures are in place in the vicinity of Regent Street and New Burlington Street while officers investigate a suspicious vehicle,

British police carried out a number of controlled explosions as a precaution in central London as they investigated a suspicious vehicle on Wednesday, the city's police force said on social media.