A Bomb Scare in Romford has closed down The Mercury Garden Shopping Centre and surrounding roads
—————- Update 10:34 16/01/2014 ———————————–
The roads are now back open, the incident was a suspect briefcase that was blown up by experts in a controlled explosion
Romford bomb scare @RomfordRecorder pic.twitter.com/g8S4VdnZB5
— Chris Cockram (@ChrisCockram) January 16, 2015
People on twitter described traffic chaos as Mercury Gardens Road was closed, while police investigate
Buses are subject to diversion and delays around Mercury Gardens / Western Rd, Romford due to a Police incident. — TfL Bus Alerts (@TfLBusAlerts) January 16, 2015
Bomb scare closes Romford town centre http://t.co/PuKpaqUfXr pic.twitter.com/3z7R1WviQ2
— Piers Meyler (@Meyler123) January 16, 2015
All happening in Romford @RomfordRecorder pic.twitter.com/GeR6jOC4De
— Brian Nicholls (@westhambri) January 16, 2015
Bomb scare in Romford