Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the invention of a number of suspicious items together with two jars containing a powdered substance that was deemed to be non-hazardous, police stated.
Officers in protecting clothes responded to an incident close to the Israeli embassy on Friday after counter-terrorism police investigated a video shared on-line wherein a bunch claimed to have focused the embassy with drones carrying “dangerous substances”.
The video seems to have been posted by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, an Iran-linked Islamist group, and depicted a goal over a picture of the Israeli embassy and other people sporting hazmat fits flying drones, the PA information company reported.
The Metropolitan police stated on Saturday they’d assessed the items discovered and didn’t establish any dangerous or hazardous substances.
Commander Helen Flanagan, of Counter Terrorism Policing London, stated: “We recognise this incident and consequent police activity may have caused concern among local residents and the wider public. We are grateful to them for their understanding while our work was undertaken.
“Although the items found have been assessed as being non-hazardous, we continue to investigate whether they may have any link to the online video. This work is being carried out by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London and our inquiries remain ongoing.
“While the embassy of Israel was not attacked, we continue to work closely with the embassy and its security team to keep the site safe and secure.”
Divers from the Met’s underwater and confined area search group attended close to the bandstand in Kensington Gardens. The Round Pond decorative lake is located simply north of the bandstand and to the east of Kensington Palace within the gardens. Dogs from the London hearth brigade additionally attended.
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, which is suspected of being Iran-backed, has claimed duty for different arson assaults in north London.
