Westminster Bridge police incident - officers swoop on vehicle near Parliament
POLICE have swooped on a car on Westminster Bridge and arrested two people following an incident near Parliament. Express.co.uk contacted the Met Police who said they attended a "vehicle stop" at 11.38am today.
There is a huge police presence at Westminster Bridge
The spokeswoman said officers arrested two people on suspicion of burglary on the major London bridge.
The men have been detained in custody.
A statement read: "Police stopped a vehicle on Westminster Bridge at 11:38hrs on Friday, 9 March.
"Two people were arrested on suspicion of burglary and have been taken into custody."
Social media users took to Twitter to report a huge police presence including three police cars, one van and eight officers on the scene.
But the Met spokeswoman said it was not an "ongoing" incident.