Car rented by police causes bomb scare after being parked at London event

Specialist Met officers called in after rented vehicle left outside venue hosting Israeli ambassador

A car rented by Bedfordshire police was the subject of a bomb scare after it was parked outside an event in central London that was due to be attended by the Israeli ambassador.

The vehicle had five of its windows smashed in by a specialist team from the Metropolitan police before officers realised it was being used by another force.