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

British police said on Friday that a suspicious package left outside the U.S. embassy in London, which was blown up in a controlled explosion, was a hoax device, according to its initial indications.

The United States Embassy in London was placed into lockdown after a security threat, which turned out to be a terrifying hoax. It came after the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, was closed following an air attack warning.

LONDON (AP) — London's Gatwick Airport evacuated part of its South Terminal as a precaution on Friday while police investigated a suspicious item found in luggage. Authorities were called to the terminal at 8:20 a.m. after the discovery of a "suspected prohibited item,'' Sussex Police said in a statement.

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

An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport and one of its terminals evacuated after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage.