LONDON - British police said they were investigating reports of a suspicious package in the City of London on Friday (March 23) and had put cordons in place near the building known as the Gherkin.

"We've put cordons around St Mary Axe due to a report of a suspicious package (a box) in Bury St received at 8.56am," the City of London police said in a tweet.

The Gherkin's address is 30 St Mary Axe.

"We'd ask people to avoid the area while we deal with the incident, and for people in nearby buildings to follow their internal procedures."

Reuters

LONDON - British police said they were investigating reports of a suspicious package in the City of London on Friday (March 23) and had put cordons in place near the building known as the Gherkin. "We've put cordons around St Mary Axe due to a report of a suspicious package (a box) in Bury St received at 8.56am," the City...

British police investigating reports of suspicious package near Gherkin building