The staff at the state-funded BBC’s headquarters of the state-funded BBC and surrounding buildings in central London have been evacuated briefly due to a suspicious vehicle.
The Metropolitan Police said the alert, which is now over, was not specific to the BBC, and related to a vehicle parked on nearby Regent’s Street.
In addition to the BBC, Portland Place in central London is also home to the Chinese and Polish embassies, Kenyan High Commission and the Royal Institute of British Architects, as well as several schools and hotels; Press TV reported.
S/SH
string(3435) "[{"id":"1761174","sort":"3451792","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/19/alalam_635835442542871028_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"Paris Attacks Video Shows Restaurant Spattered with Bullets, Woman Lucky Escape"} ,{"id":"1761264","sort":"3451793","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/19/alalam_635835552831744346_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Lavrov: Paris Attacks Altered West’s View toward Syria’s Assad"} ,{"id":"1761272","sort":"3451794","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/19/alalam_635835554454798295_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"VIDEO: Father and Son Moving Conversation in Wake of Paris Terror Attacks"} ,{"id":"1761536","sort":"3451795","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/20/alalam_635836334402854116_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"VIDEO: Victims Lie on Pavement outside Cafe in Paris Seconds after Shooting"} ,{"id":"1761554","sort":"3451796","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/20/alalam_635836357574344183_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"EU Ministers Get Tough at Border Security as Third Body Found in Paris"} ,{"id":"1761732","sort":"3451797","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/21/alalam_635836959304514418_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"By Video & PICS, Russian Bombs “For Paris” Victims, A sign of Support"} ,{"id":"1761801","sort":"3451798","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/21/alalam_635837075225263440_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Incredible Footage Shows a "Miracle" Saved 2 Life in Paris Attacks"} ,{"id":"1761884","sort":"3451799","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/21/alalam_635837212286637852_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"VIDEO: After Paris, Terror Threath Shut Down Brussel's Metro"} ,{"id":"1761949","sort":"3451800","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/21/alalam_635837342529500724_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Most Wanted Man of Paris Attacks Hides in Brussels"} ,{"id":"1762192","sort":"3451801","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/22/alalam_635838038296797362_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Kid Survived in Paris Attack by Hiding under Singer’s Jacket"} ,{"id":"1762247","sort":"3451802","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/22/alalam_635838136291826073_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"“Wipe Out ISIS”: UNSC Message to the World after Paris Massacre"} ,{"id":"1762392","sort":"3451803","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/23/alalam_635838677406755095_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Sixteen Arrested in Brussels, Paris Attacks Main Suspect at Large"} ,{"id":"1762445","sort":"3451791","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/23/alalam_635838764429624002_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Paris Attack Suspect Escaped to Germany"} ,{"id":"1762933","sort":"3451790","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/24/alalam_635839763586239708_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"The Majority of Britons Want to Leave the EU after Paris Attacks"} ,{"id":"1762984","sort":"3451789","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/24/alalam_635839813022795659_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"ISIS Threat Russia a Paris-Style Terror Attack, Moscow Alerted Train Passengers"} ,{"id":"1763010","sort":"3451788","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/24/alalam_635839868753598370_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"UK Provides 10,000 Troops to Streets Due to Paris ISIS Attacks: Cameron"} ,{"id":"1763947","sort":"3451787","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/27/alalam_635842321558185088_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Erdogan, Putin Talks at Paris Climate Summit Probable"} ,{"id":"1764935","sort":"3451786","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/11/30/alalam_635844901368244443_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Christmas Shoppers in UK Cities Most at Risk of ISIS Paris-Style Attacks"} ]"