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British police close roads near parliament due to a suspicious vehicle

Key Points
  • British police closed London's Westminster bridge and roads near parliament on Saturday.
  • Metropolitan Police said officers were on the scene at Victoria Embankment next to the River Thames.
Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster bridge at sunset, London, United Kingdom
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British police closed London's Westminster bridge and roads near parliament on Saturday due to a suspicious vehicle.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were on the scene at Victoria Embankment next to the River Thames and that roads had been closed.