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Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious vehicle near the Israeli Embassy in Kensington.
Witnesses reported hearing a blast after Metropolitan Police officers cordoned off the road in High Street Kensington.
The Israeli Embassy is on the adjacent Palace Green, less than 100 metres from Kensington Palace.
A Met spokesman confirmed they had been called to a "suspicious vehicle" before undertaking a controlled explosion.
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Officers set up a police line and directed members of the public away from the scene while it was on-going.
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T.S. Ó Ceallaigh wrote on Twitter: "Looks like something serious is happening in #Kensington. Lots of police officers clearing area near High Street Ken."
Shut down: Police cordoned off the road and were directing people away from the sceneAnother user, Judy Johnson, wrote: "High Street Kensington evacuated by police (street not tube) - what's going on?"
And Freddy Clode said: "Just in High St Kensington, big explosion, then immediate police everywhere closing off road, stuck in the repercussive traffic - hope it's ok"
The area was reopened shortly after 6.30pm.