London’s St Paul’s evacuated in bomb scare causing rush hour mayhem

Office workers in the St Paul’s area of central London were evacuated on Tuesday morning after a suspect package was discovered. Twitter users reported hearing a loud bang, which is thought to have come from a controlled explosion.
Rush hour traffic was brought to a standstill by a police cordon, which has now been lifted.
Controlled explosion of 'suspect' package found in the St Paul's area...Great way to start my Tuesday morning 😩
— Future Vandross (@EllzTheCreator) June 28, 2016
Madness outside St. Paul's, heard a loud bang, goodnight suspect package!! Great start to the morning! #scaryshit#stpauls
— Wybrow (@NicholasWybrow) June 28, 2016
More police around the front of #StPaulspic.twitter.com/9eXPA5Tkr6
— Antony Simm (@antonysimm) June 28, 2016
City of London police confirmed on Twitter its officers were investigating a suspicious package.
Roads around #StPauls are closed due to a suspect package. S/B #NewChange & Queen Vic St junction with #CannonStreet closed to traffic
— City Police (@CityPolice) June 28, 2016
#City A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspect package near St. Paul's Cathedral
— London 999 Feed (@999London) June 28, 2016
Picture @DanLaws7pic.twitter.com/67ltD5E0qn
Officers stood down the incident and reopened roads around 9am.
Roads have reopened in the #StPauls area after a suspect package earlier
— City Police (@CityPolice) June 28, 2016
Financial crime consultant Aamar Ahmad told the Evening Standard: “I was walking from London Bridge towards City Thameslink and suddenly police cars arrived from all over and started blocking roads from near Mansion House underground station.
“When I reached by St Paul's, London police staff suddenly started shouting loudly that everyone should move away from the area.
“One gentleman was walking slowly and the police very loudly asked him to hurry up and move away. Everyone around was in a state of disbelief.”