Armed police responded to an “incident” near Oxford Circus tube station in central London on Friday, November 24, as multiple unverified posts on social media described hearing “gunshots” in the area.

Metropolitan Police said in a statement that they were responding “to reports of shots fired on Oxford Street & underground at Oxford Circus tube station”.

Video taken opposite the eastern exit from the Oxford Street Tube Station shows people running from the area. Credit: Instagram/valrecio via Storyful