London Metropolitan police are responding to an « incident » at the Oxford Circus tube station in London, according to a statement released Friday afternoon.
London Metropolitan police are responding to an « incident » at the Oxford Circus tube station in London, according to a statement released Friday afternoon.
Police officials are investigating reports of several shots fired, and announced on Twitter that they are treating the investigation as if it is « terrorist related. » No casualties have yet been reported. Reuters reports that one woman sustained a minor injury while evacuating the station.
« Police called at 16:38 to a number of reports of shots fired on #OxfordStreet & underground at Oxford Circus tube station. Police have responded as if the incident is terrorist related. Armed and unarmed officers are on scene and dealing along with colleagues from @BTP, » read a tweet from London police.
Tweets from British transit police urged nearby civilians to stay indoors, and said that officers were on scene to determine « exactly what happened. »
« At 16:37 we were called to Oxford Street Tube following reports of shots fired. Armed officers from BTP and @metpoliceuk are on scene working to establish exactly what happened, » read one tweet.
« Please continue to avoid the Oxford Street and Regent Street area. If you are in the area, go into a building and stay inside until further notice. »
Friday’s incident comes just two months after the last incident targeting the city’s tube system, which services millions of Londoners and tourists every day. Oxford Circus is one of the city’s most popular stops.
In September, an explosion at a subway station in southwest London caused injuries including burns and others caused by fleeing passengers.
