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1,000+ people evacuated from Old Vic theatre in central London after 'security alert'

There are police officers, dogs, and ambulances at the scene.

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LONDON — More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the Old Vic theatre in central London on Saturday afternoon after a "security alert."

The area was cordoned off, and the hundreds of attendees, staff and cast members were led to the Imperial War Museum nearby. Photos and videos posted on Twitter show a police cordon around the building, and officers investigating.

The Metropolitan Police has since said on Twitter that the "incident [was] found not to be suspicious."

One attendee told Business Insider there were "

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Here's a video showing the confusion in the area:

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson initially said in a statement, via the Evening Standard: "Police were called at 14:38pm on Saturday, May 27, to The Cut, Waterloo, to a report of a security alert at a theatre.

"The theatre took the decision to evacuate the building.

"Road closures have been put in place.

Specialist officers are on the scene."

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The evacuation of the Waterloo venue came at a period of heightened tensions in Britain, less than a week after a suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena killed 22 people and injured another 120.

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