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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Kensington Gardens reopens after police deem suspicious items non-hazardous

Park closure sign at Kensington Gardens.
Kensington Gardens was closed to the public while police investigated the discovery of suspicious substances. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the discovery of several suspicious items including two jars containing a powdered substance that was deemed to be non-hazardous, police said.

Officers in protective clothing responded to an incident near the Israeli embassy on Friday after counter-terrorism police investigated a video shared online in which a group claimed to have targeted the embassy with drones carrying “dangerous substances”.

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