Oxford Circus incident: Police on scene after reports of gun shots

OXFORD CIRCUS tube station in London has been evacuated because of an ‘incident’.

Police have responded ‘as if the incident is terror related.’

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

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 24, 2017

Reports suggests shots have been fired.

Transport for London said on Twitter: “Oxford Circus Station is closed while we investigate a customer incident.”

One woman named Maaiysa, a journalist for TRT, tweeted that she heard “gunshots” as well as screams and sirens from her office near Oxford Circus, and posted video of people running away from the station.

“Never seen such panic. People flooded into our offices, looking for shelter, shaking,” she wrote.

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.

Oxford Circus and Bond Street Tube remain shut @metpoliceuk @TfL

— British Transport Police (@BTP) November 24, 2017

BBC producer Helen Bushby, who was shopping in the area, said there were scenes of panic amid talk of gunshots.

“Panic was just spreading,” she said. “Everyone wanted to get away as quickly as they could. People were sprinting and crying. It was very worrying to watch.”