Head office of Capita Symonds' parent company is sealed off after woman sustains injuries in small explosion
The head offices of Capita Group PLC have been evacuated today after a woman was injured by what is thought to have been a letter bomb.
The group which is the parent company of consultant Capita Symonds has closed it鈥檚 Victoria Street offices after a woman sustained minor injuries in a small explosion. The Capita building has now been cordoned off.
The company is yet to release a statement although it is understood that the woman was taken to hospital to have her injuries treated.
Bomb disposal experts were at the scene and Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism command was investigating.
Police were called to the scene just after 9:30 this morning and a spokesman has confirmed there was an explosion in one of the offices and that a small package appeared to be the source of the blast.
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