London’s Victoria and Albert Museum evacuated after security alert

Londons Victoria and Albert Museum was evacuated yesterday (3 January) after reports of a bomb scare. Police were called to the institution in Knightsbridge, west London, around 3pm and all visitors and staff were escorted from the building as a precautionary measure, said a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police.
The area was cordoned off while specialist officers searched the museum, but they found no security threat. The incident was subsequently stood down, according to the spokeswoman. Th