London bus BOMB SCARE sparks mass evacuation of road and Tube station

Crowds gather as police evacuate commuters from the London Tube station

POLICE evacuated a busy London street and Tube station amid a bus bomb scare. 

Police officers scrambled to Holloway Road in Islington after a suspicious package was found on a bus. 

Highbury and Islington Station was also closed off, Transport for London confirmed. 

Witnesses said commuters fled the scene in panic. 

Shocking pictures showed hundreds of commuters stranded as the incident unfolded just after rush hour.

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

Hollway Road was cordoned off due to a "police incident".
Cops were seen shouting "stand back" to all anxious pedestrians standing in the area.
London Overground tweeted: "No service between Highbury & Islington & Dalston Junction due to a security alert at Highbury & Islington."
The bus involved in the incident was reportedly a 271 service to Moorgate.
Metropolitan Police have since confirmed the evacuation took place due to an abandoned suitcase on a bus.
Specialist officers examined it as a "precaution". 

Highbury and islington station has been shut down. Sirens and everything, A bit much for a Wednesday morning?????? pic.twitter.com/7qfWAZjhSB

— Francesca ? (@_franellis) May 11, 2016

A statement from the Met read: "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.
"Specialist officers attended. Cordons were put in place as a precaution whilst the item was assessed.
"It has since transpired that the abandoned suitcase was non-suspicious."
TfL confirmed Holloway Road has now been opened and cleared. 

The scene at Highbury & Islington amid reports of a suspect package on a bus pic.twitter.com/gdUXmzEDYY

— Lee Turner (@mrleeturner) May 11, 2016

It comes after anti-terror police staged a mock terror attack on a Manchester shopping centre yesterday.
Police chiefs were forced to apologise after showing a fake bomber shouting "Allahu Akbar" just moments before detonating explosives.
Meanwhile, chilling theories have warned of the threat of a possible terror attack so soon after the staged attack.
Similar operations in the past have been almost immediately followed by real terrorist attacks, according to some experts.