In pictures: BBC bomb blast

A large explosion which went off in a taxi parked outside Television Centre in Wood Lane on Sunday morning was caught on camera by a BBC crew.

The blast happened following a coded warning which was sent to a London hospital and a charity, and police were just beginning to attempt a controlled explosion.

A bomb disposal robot can be seen approaching the black taxi, which was left with its lights on in Wood Lane

Suddenly a blast rocks the whole of TV Centre (which is just out of shot on the left hand side)

Police said it was "clearly a big device" which blew up the taxi

A huge fireball lit up the sky and debris was thrown over a long distance

At first light the damage could be seen in the bomb-proof glass at the front of the building

BBC News staff - whose offices are just above the bomb site - had already been evacuated to a temporary office