Brief bomb alerts in central London
{{date|July 27, 2005}}
   
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There was a bomb alert in [[Wikipedia:Oxford Circus|Oxford Circus]] in [[wikipedia:Central London|central London]] at 1.20pm [[w:BST|BST]] (1220 [[w:UTC|UTC]]) today. All streets around Oxford Circus were briefly cordoned off and pedestrians asked to move down side streets.

A similar event occurred that same day at approximately 4.15pm [[w:BST|BST]] (1315 [[w:UTC|UTC]]) on Wilton Road, when an unoccupied car was spotted on [[wikipedia:Double-yellow line|double yellow lines]] outside a [[wikipedia:pub|pub]] near [[wikipedia:Victoria Station (London)|Victoria Station]].

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
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There was a bomb alert in Oxford Circus in central London at 1.20pm BST (1220 UTC) today. All streets around Oxford Circus were briefly cordoned off and pedestrians asked to move down side streets.

A similar event occurred that same day at approximately 4.15pm BST (1315 UTC) on Wilton Road, when an unoccupied car was spotted on double yellow lines outside a pub near Victoria Station.
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