Police in protecting gear investigating ‘ongoing incident’ at Kensington Gardens | EUROtoday

Police in protecting clothes are analyzing a number of objects left behind in a Royal Park in London.

The Metropolitan Police has closed Kensington Gardens to the general public whereas officers are “assessing a number of discarded items”, the drive mentioned. A cordon is in place across the gardens and surrounding space.

There will not be believed to be any elevated public security threat at this stage, however the public are urged to keep away from the world whereas officers perform their work, the Met added.

The closure comes after a video was shared on-line in a single day threatened to focus on the Embassy of Israel, yards away from Kensington Gardens, with drones carrying harmful substances. Counter Terrorism Policing London are conscious of the claims.

“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,” a police assertion mentioned. “We will provide further updates when we are able to.”

It comes after numerous arson assaults in north west London, two of which the Metropolitan Police are investigating as antisemitic hate crimes.

Police are investigating an arson assault on 4 volunteer‑led ambulances run by the Jewish neighborhood in Golders Green on 23 March, in addition to an tried arson assault at a synagogue in Finchley shortly after midnight on Wednesday, and an arson assault on the workplaces of a Persian-language media organisation in north west London that very same night time.

All three incidents are being investigated by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London, however none have been declared as terrorist incidents. Officers retain an open thoughts in respect of any motivation behind any of the assaults.

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