Suspicious package found near London offices

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The London headquarters of Cambridge Analytica stands on New Oxford Street in central London on March 20, 2018 in London, England. British authorities are seeking a court order to search the offices of the data mining and political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The company allegedly used the information of 50 million Facebook users in order to influence the 2016 US Presidential election.

A suspicious package has been found near the central London office of analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, according to the British police.

“The building has been evacuated as a precaution,” police said. “No injuries have been reported.”

Cambridge Analytica is in the midst of a media firestorm after an undercover sting operation caught senior executives boasting about psychological manipulation, entrapment techniques and fake news campaigns. The company’s CEO has been suspended and the country’s Information Commissioner is seeking a warrant to raid the office.

Police said they were called at 1:26 p.m. London time Thursday to reports of a suspicious package at a building in New Oxford Street. Officers are currently at the scene and the package is being assessed.

The London Met Police also said that road closures are in place while emergency services deal with the incident and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

Alongside social media giant Facebook, the London-based elections consultancy is at the center of an ongoing dispute over the alleged harvesting and use of personal data. The allegations have heightened concerns over whether such data was then used to try and influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the Brexit vote. Both companies deny any wrongdoing.

—CNBC’s Sam Meredith contributed to this article.