Police have temporarily closed Westminster Bridge after a “suspicious vehicle” was abandoned near the Houses of Parliament, according to the Independent.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said officers mounted a routine response to the alert on Tuesday afternoon but found nothing suspicious.

Photos showed a bomb disposal robot being dispatched to investigate a car left in a bus lane on the bridge, which crosses the River Thames between popular attractions including the Sea Life Centre and London Eye, and Westminster. 

Stewart McDonald, a Scottish National Party (SNP) MP, said part of the House of Commons library and terrace were evacuated and shut as the alert continued.

Source: MENA