The Metropolitan Police are carrying out urgent enquiries and assessing a number of discarded items at Kensington Gardens in London today (April 17), after reports of drones attacking the Embassy of Israel.
“Counter Terrorism Policing London are aware of a video shared online overnight in which a group claim to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous substances,” a statement issued at 11:38 a.m. local time read. “While we can confirm that the Embassy has not been attacked, we are carrying out urgent enquiries to determine the authenticity of the video and to identify any potential link between it and the items discarded in Kensington Gardens.”
The Metropolitan Police are urging people to avoid the area but do not believe there to be any increased public safety risk at this time.
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Image: Embassy of Israel in London (Chesdovi / Wikimedia Commons)