Elephant and Castle Underground station was closed during the incident The police eventually gave the all clear after it was discovered there was no threat LONDON: British police said an incident at a major junction in central London was over after they investigated a suspicious vehicle which had prompted a security alert. Traffic had been stopped at Elephant and Castle, a major thoroughfare for traffic into the capital from southeast London while police examined contents of a car. “(The) incident has been stood down,” a police spokewoman said. Earlier police had said: "Officers are making inquiries after a suspicious vehicle was reported at 10.20hrs in St George"s Road, Elephant&Castle," police said in a statement. "Road closures are in place so please avoid for now." London"s Bakerloo underground train line was also suspended between Elephant and Castle and Lambeth North due to a security alert, the city"s transport authority said on Twitter.