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Oxford Circus Tube station: Police reopen Tube stations after alert Oxford Circus Tube station: Police reopen Tube stations after alert
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Two London Underground stations have reopened after armed officers responded to reports of shots being fired at Oxford Circus. Armed police have been stood down and two London Underground stations have reopened following reports of gunshots being fired at Oxford Circus.
Police said they had responded to the reports as if they were terrorist related and had urged people in Oxford Street to take cover inside buildings. Bond Street station was also closed. Police say they received reports of shots being fired in a number of locations near Oxford Street, saying there was "significant" panic.
Officers said they had not located "any trace" of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or causalities. Officers said they had not located "any trace" of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or casualties.
Police said they had stood down. Oxford Circus and Bond Street Tube stations have both reopened.
Follow live updates here Bond Street Tube station had been closed to prevent overcrowding.
The force said armed and unarmed police had been sent to the scene. British Transport Police said one woman sustained a minor injury in the panic while passengers fled from Oxford Circus station.
They had received one report of a woman sustaining a minor injury when leaving Oxford Circus station. The Met said it received "numerous" reports of gunshots in Oxford Street and at Oxford Circus station shortly after 16:30 GMT.
"At this stage police have not located any casualties," the Met added. The force deployed armed police, saying it treated the incident as if it was terrorist related.
Bond Street Tube station was also been closed, to prevent overcrowding. "Officers working with colleagues from British Transport Police carried out an urgent search of the area.
BBC reporter Helen Bushby said she had seen a "mass stampede" of people running away from the station. "No causalities, evidence of any shots fired or any suspects were located by police," the Met said in a statement.
The British Transport Police said it received reports of gunfire on the westbound Central Line platform, at Oxford Circus.
"This caused a significant level of panic which resulted in numerous calls from members of the public reporting gunfire," the force said.
Police said additional officers will remain on duty in the West End to reassure the public.
BBC reporter Helen Bushby said she had seen a "mass stampede" of people running away from the station in the panic.
People had been "screaming and crying," she added.People had been "screaming and crying," she added.
She spoke to a group of young women at Topshop, on Oxford Street, who said people had dropped their shopping and ran as quickly as they could.She spoke to a group of young women at Topshop, on Oxford Street, who said people had dropped their shopping and ran as quickly as they could.
Greg Owen, 37, from London, said he was at Oxford Circus station when people began running away.Greg Owen, 37, from London, said he was at Oxford Circus station when people began running away.
"I was next to the tube station and everyone started screaming and shouting and then a flood of people came up the stairs," he added. "I was next to the Tube station and everyone started screaming and shouting and then a flood of people came up the stairs," he added.