London’s oldest, largest and busiest mosque has been evacuated after an alleged “bomb threat”. A large police presence was seen in the area.
In a statement on social media, the East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre said: “Due to an emergency, the Mosque has been evacuated and unfortunately we will not be able to facilitate Salatul Maghrib.
“Further update will be provided in due course, InshaAllah.”
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the force was called at 3.02pm on Thursday (December 7) after a threatening email was sent to East London Mosque in Whitechapel.
He added: “Officers carried out a search of the area and the building was evacuated as a precaution.”
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