The huge explosion on Lambeth Bridge this morning (Picture: Wenn)

A double decker bus dramatically was exploded in the heart of London today – but it was all for a movie.

Londoners were left confused as they saw the bus go up in flames as it drove along Lambeth Bridge in central London on Sunday.

A spokesman for the Port of London Authority confirmed it was a stunt for a film and that the bridge was closed off.

But the scene took some, including the National Police Air Service, by surprise.

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The bus was blown up for Jackie Chan’s new film The Foreigner (Picture: PA)

Author Sophie Kinsella wrote on Twitter: ‘Hey film types, next time you blow up a bus on Lambeth Bridge maybe tell us first so children in park aren’t freaked?’

Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire Nigel Huddleston posted a video of the explosion on Twitter with the message: ‘Anyone worried about the exploding bus on Lambeth Bridge just now? It was just for a movie.’

The controlled explosion was shot for a scene in new action flick The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.

Some compared the scene to 7/7 when a bus was exploded in Tavistock Square (Picture: Wenn)

The film’s producers had written to local residents to say it would be happening (Picture: PA)

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/07/people-were-pretty-panicked-when-a-london-bus-was-blown-up-this-morning-5667328/#ixzz3zW79MCWU