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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2017 17:15:09 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42117311Oxford Circus and Bond Street stations closed Police telling people to get into a building and stay there in and around Oxford Street Let's hope it isn't too serious - but everyone in central London stay safe.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2017 17:20:13 GMT
Police saying that they are responding to reports of gun shots being heard - hence the significant response
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2017 17:21:09 GMT
No reports of any casualties so far - unlike the horrific events in Egypt today.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2017 17:54:04 GMT
Tube stations now reopened. No evidence of any gun shots or suspects.
Hopefully that is the end of it
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 24, 2017 17:55:41 GMT
Impressive and reassuring to see the response.
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Post by firefingers on Nov 24, 2017 23:30:32 GMT
Most West End theatres went into lock down because of it. They all share a radio network to pass on info for incidents like this (along with traffic incidents etc). Thank God it was nothing serious.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2017 0:25:03 GMT
Glad it wasn't anything serious!
The Royal Variety Performance was being filmed at the time, and the cast of 42nd Street were doing that before their own Show, and ended up getting caught up in the lockdown! They made it back to Drury Lane eventually and the show got under way an hour later than usual (half an hour later than planned as the start had been pushed back a while ago to allow for them getting back from the Palladium). The theatre gave us all a free drink while we waited!
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