London police on Friday said they were responding to reports of shots fired in the city’s busy shopping district and at an underground train station. There were no reports of casualties, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. . “Police have responded as if the incident is terrorist related,” with both armed and unarmed officers on the scene, the Met said. Reports came in shortly after 4:30 p.m. local time about shots fired on Oxford Street and at the Oxford Circus Tube station. “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,” British Transport Police said on Twitter. The Oxford Circus and Bond Street tube stations were closed.
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