LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had defused a suspected bomb in central London.

Explosives officers were called to examine a car parked in The Haymarket, a central London street, early on Friday morning, London police said in a statement.

"They discovered what appeared to be a potentially viable explosive device. This was made safe," they said, adding that counter-terrorism officers were investigating.

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