Kensington Gardens RECAP: Police swarm park as group claims drones despatched in direction of embassy

The park, widespread with locals and vacationers alike, has been closed.

Police attend scene of incident at Israeli embassy in London

Metropolitan Cops in protecting clothes are investigating an “ongoing incident” in Kensington Gardens in London. The favored metropolis park has been closed at present, April 17, to the general public, as officers are “assessing quite a few discarded gadgets”.

The Met stated in an announcement: “As a precaution, a number of the officers who’ve been deployed are carrying protecting clothes. We recognise this may occasionally concern native residents and the broader public. We don’t consider there to be any elevated public security threat at this stage, however we might urge individuals to keep away from the realm whereas officers perform their work.” This comes as in a single day, a video allegedly circulated by the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia appeared to say it had launched drones carrying “radioactive and cancer-causing supplies” in direction of the Israeli Embassy. Each the Met Police and the embassy pressured it hadn’t come beneath any assault.

3 days in the past12:13 Alice Scarsi

Met Police challenge assertion

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed an “elevated police presence” in Kensington Gardens, probably the most widespread parks in London.

An announcement issued at 11.38am on April 17 learn: “There’s an elevated police presence in Kensington Gardens and officers are assessing quite a few discarded gadgets.

“As a precaution, a number of the officers who’ve been deployed are carrying protecting clothes.

“We recognise this may occasionally concern native residents and the broader public.

“We don’t consider there to be any elevated public security threat at this stage, however we might urge individuals to keep away from the realm whereas officers perform their work.”

3 days in the past12:11 Alice Scarsi