London police said a "loud bang" heard near the U.S. Embassy was a controlled explosion carried out after a suspicious package was discovered.

Police have carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious package was identified at Euston station in London. The station, one of the UK’s busiest, was evacuated on Saturday, LBC reported, as police investigated the suspect package.

A suspicious package has been detonated in a "controlled explosion" outside the U.S. Embassy in London, according to Scotland Yard

British police conducted a controlled explosion near Euston Station in London, following the discovery of a suspect package. The situation prompted the evacuation of the station, but the cordons have now been lifted.

British police carried out a controlled explosion near Euston railway station in central London after investigating a suspect package, they said on Saturday.

A “controlled explosion” has been carried out by Metropolitan Police officers outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, London. It followed reports of a suspicious package outside the embassy. The police said in a statement: “We’re aware of speculation online about an incident in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Nine Elms.

The UK Metropolitan Police conducted a "controlled explosion" near the US Embassy in London after finding a suspicious package. Ponton Road was closed, and Gatwick Airport was evacuated, disrupting rail services.

Euston Station in London has been evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered 24 hours after a similar incident at Gatwick Airport. The Metropolitan Police was forced to carry out a ‘controlled explosion’ in the vicinity as a precaution.

Police have confirmed a controlled explosion has been carried out at Euston station following reports of a "suspect package."

The U.S. Embassy in London is open again after London police carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.