Regent Street in central London closed after police called to ‘suspicious item’ at Hamleys toy store – WBNews

A MAJOR shopping street was closed this afternoon after a suspect package was found at Hamleys. The world famous toy store was evacuated and Regent Street cordoned off for about 30 minutes. UK News in Pictures London’s Regent Street was closed after reports of a suspicious package Regent Street reopened after suspicious package drama at Hamleys toy shopShoppers were ordered to leave Hamleys at about 3pm. One shopper said the alert could have been sparked by an unattended pram. Fatma Karaman, 29, who lives in London, told the Standard: “I have asked the police and they told me that it was a false call. “I have heard the Hamleys staff talking about the unattended stroller.” Another witness said: “We were shopping in there and the fire alarms went off. “The store was hurriedly evacuated and when we got outside there were police vans and sirens and a cordon.” Regent Street was reopened about 3.30pm. The Met Police confirmed cops were called to reports of a “suspicious item”. A spokesman said: “Hamleys and nearby buildings were evacuated and Regent Street closed as a precaution while specialist officers carried out an investigation. “The item was deemed non-suspicious at 3.30pm.” For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online, where we will bring you live updates as soon as they happen, before anyone else.Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun, and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun, where we will bring you this story and all the…more detail