UK police warned of bomb in central London

LONDON | Mon May 16, 2011 7:37am EDT

May 16 (Reuters) - British police said on Monday they had received a warning of a bomb in central London, a day before Queen Elizabeth makes a historic visit to Ireland.

Sky News said the warning came from Irish republican dissidents.

"A bomb threat warning has been received relating to central London today. The threat is not specific in relation to location or time," London police said in a statement. "The threat level from Irish-related terrorism has not increased and remains at substantial..." (Reporting by Adrian Croft; Editing by Keith Weir)

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