Posted on 11/22/2024 5:58:48 AM PST by McGruff
A suspicious package was discovered outside the United States Embassy in London on Friday morning, police said.
The London Metropolitan Police immediately closed Ponton Road outside of the embassy in “an abundance of caution,” according to their statement, before they destroyed it in a controlled explosion.
The U.S. embassy in London moved to a brand-new purpose-built location in January 2018. The 12-story government office -- complete with a moat surrounding it -- cost approximately $1 billion to construct and was funded entirely from proceeds of sale from other U.S. government property in London, according to the U.S. government.
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But they are SURE that no one ordered a pizza?
It was the blue dress with Oval Office semen.
$1 billion dollar building to house diplomats?
Musk should look at this example for cutting cost. These Washington DC bastards think they are nobility funded by serfs.
I say put the embassy in a trailer park. /spit
Do they now have Prince Albert in a can?
Algore visiting?................
[’Suspicious package’ found outside US Embassy in London]
Maybe it had Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi escaping the new Donald Trump Presidency?
Oh, they exploded it.....never mind
Fish-n-Chips? Plum Pudding?
Property in London is insanely expensive and the US Embassy will have to cover a lot of ground for security reasons since it is a very prominent target for any potential terrorist.
A Bible...?
I hate the phrase abundance of caution. It always makes me feel like someone only ostensibly acting out of caution but in reality looking to stab us in the back.
Probably a copy of the US Constitution
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