LONDON — More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the Old Vic theatre in central London on Saturday afternoon after a "security alert."
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1,000+ people evacuated from Old Vic theatre in central London after 'security alert'
There are police officers, dogs, and ambulances at the scene.
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The area was cordoned off, and the hundreds of attendees, staff and cast members were led to the Imperial War Museum nearby. Photos and videos posted on Twitter show a police cordon around the building, and officers investigating.
The Metropolitan Police has since said on Twitter that the "incident [was] found not to be suspicious."
One attendee told Business Insider there were "
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Here's a video showing the confusion in the area:
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson initially said in a statement, via the Evening Standard: "Police were called at 14:38pm on Saturday, May 27, to The Cut, Waterloo, to a report of a security alert at a theatre.
"The theatre took the decision to evacuate the building.
"Road closures have been put in place.
Specialist officers are on the scene."
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The evacuation of the Waterloo venue came at a period of heightened tensions in Britain, less than a week after a suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena killed 22 people and injured another 120.
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