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

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

A man has been charged with a bomb hoax after an incident outside the United States Embassy in London last week, British police said on Monday. Daniel Parmenter, 43, who has been charged, was arrested on Sunday after a search of his home address.