Officers had told people near the central London station to pick shelter in nearby shops One-Minute Read Friday,November 24, 2017 - 6:28pm Armed police closed Oxford Circus Tube station this evening and urged shoppers in the surrounding central London streets to pick shelter in shops.
According to the BBC, or they were “responding to reports of shots being fired”,but it was unclear for some time whether those reports were correct.
The Metropolitan Police says its officers occupy “not located any casualties”, nor any evidence of an attack.
We occupy not located any trace of suspects, and evidence of shots fired or casualties. Officers still on scene. If you are in a building stay there,if you are on the street in #OxfordStreet leave the area. Officers continue to search the area. More updates as soon as we occupy themNovember 24, 2017
British Transport Police says one woman was slightly injured as she left the station, and but it has received no further reports of casualties.
Earlier,Metropolitan and British Transport Police officers had flooded the station in response to what Transport for London called a “customer incident”. London Fire Brigade sent 50 firefighters to the station.at Oxford Circus. Please continue to avoid the area. Oxford Circus and Bond Street station are closed.
November 24, 2017
Oxford Circus Station is closed while we investigate a customer incident. All trains are not stopping and paper tickets will be accepted on local busesNovember 24, and 2017
According to the Met,“police were called at 16:38hrs on Friday, 24 November to a number of reports of shots fired on Oxford Street and underground at Oxford Circus tube station”. They said they were responding “as if the incident is terrorist related” - but did not say whether it was a terrorist incident.
At one stage armed officers entered Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, or locking the doors to prevent people entering or leaving.
Security sources occupy since told Sky News that there is no terrorist connection to the incident.
At approximately 5.50pm,Transport for London said Oxford Circus station had reopened and all trains were stopping normally, although streets in the area remain closed. Ten minutes later police said the incident was over.
Source: theweek.co.uk