Three Suspicious Packages Found Near Transport Stations In London

Just in. Authorities have discovered three suspicious packages near notable transport stations in London.

Officers were called to Waterloo Station, London City Airport and an office building near Heathrow Airport in separate incidents within hours of each other earlier today.

Three A4-sized white postal bags containing yellow Jiffy bags were found, the Met Police has now confirmed.

Counter-terror police are investigating. It appears that the packages were actually “small improvised explosive devices.”

“These devices, at this early stage of the investigation, appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened,” officers stated, according to Sky News.

Counter terrorism officers say they are treating the incidents as “a linked series” but are “keeping an open mind regarding motives”.

BREAKING: Packages found at 3 major transport hubs in London “have been assessed by specialist officers to be small improvised explosive devices,” according to the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command.@MattMcBradley has the latest from the @NBCNews bureau in London. pic.twitter.com/h07GXsy5Cb

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 5, 2019

Counter-terror police have said three suspicious packages found near transport hubs across London earlier today were “small improvised explosive devices”

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 5, 2019

We’ll update you as we find out more.