Specialist units assessed bus Holloway Road, Hackney this morning

Police in Hackney were called to Holloway Road, Highbury and Islington at 08:39hrs on Wednesday, 11 May following reports of an item of unattended luggage onboard a route 271 Transport for London bus.

Officer from the Met Police Specialist  unit attended the scene and put a cordon in place. 

Highbury and Islington/Holloway Road closed because of 'suspect package' on a bus outside the station. pic.twitter.com/Jush0NnrUs

— Fraser Gibsön (@FGibbo1981) May 11, 2016

#Islington Holloway Road #N7 has been cordoned off by due a bomb threat to a bus
pictures @PhilippaBBC pic.twitter.com/B3oCFtsdFZ

— London 999 Feed (@999London) May 11, 2016

Police have now given the bus the all clear

All clear #HollowayRoad traffic flowing again #securityalert over #N7 pic.twitter.com/EHDWMgHW0G

— Philippa Thomas (@PhilippaBBC) May 11, 2016