Trafalgar Square evacuated as police discover suspicious package near London landmark

A SUSPICIOUS package found near London's Trafalgar Square led to a major evacuation of the area on Wednesday night.

Police cleared pedestrians from the streets around the landmark after the discovery at around 8pm Wednesday.

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Nearby pubs and shops popular with tourists were also cleared during the "police incident".

Officers from Scotland Yard -- near to where the package was found -- completely cordoned off the area.

Twitter users spoke of traffic coming to a halt in the surrounding streets.

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The area was reopened around at around 8:45pm as Police stood down.

Trafalgar Square is just one mile from Westminster Palace and a few hundred yards from Downing Street.

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