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Oxford Circus: Two men quizzed after Tube panic | Oxford Circus: Two men quizzed after Tube panic |
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Two men have been interviewed by detectives after an altercation at a central London Tube station created mass panic on Friday, police have said. | Two men have been interviewed by detectives after an altercation at a central London Tube station created mass panic on Friday, police have said. |
The men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily following an appeal, and the inquiry is continuing. | The men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily following an appeal, and the inquiry is continuing. |
Sixteen people were treated after they were injured fleeing Oxford Circus station, following reports of gunshots being fired on a Central Line platform. | Sixteen people were treated after they were injured fleeing Oxford Circus station, following reports of gunshots being fired on a Central Line platform. |
There was no evidence any weapons had been fired, police said. | There was no evidence any weapons had been fired, police said. |
Officers want to speak to anyone who was at Oxford Circus underground station at the time of the evacuation. | Officers want to speak to anyone who was at Oxford Circus underground station at the time of the evacuation. |
Shoppers were barricaded inside stores on Oxford Street and armed police were deployed after the alarm was raised during the evening rush hour. | Shoppers were barricaded inside stores on Oxford Street and armed police were deployed after the alarm was raised during the evening rush hour. |
Police initially treated the incident as potentially terrorism-related, before standing down. | Police initially treated the incident as potentially terrorism-related, before standing down. |
The British Transport Police said it believed there had been an altercation between two men on the platform before the scare. | |
The Metropolitan Police said it began receiving "numerous" 999 calls reporting gunshots in Oxford Street and at Oxford Circus station at 16:38 GMT on Friday. | |
The first armed response vehicle was on the scene in less than a minute from receiving the first call, the force said. | |
Oxford Circus - where Oxford Street and Regent Street meet - was cordoned off, while shops and businesses were placed in lockdown. | |
In a statement, the Met Police said: "No casualties, evidence of any shots fired or any suspects were located by police." | |
But 16 people were injured as passengers fled from Oxford Circus station, in what witnesses said was "a stampede". | |
One patient was transferred to a major trauma centre for leg injuries, while eight people were taken to central London hospitals for minor injuries. | |
By 18:05 GMT, the police operation had been stood down. | |
In a statement, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan praised the city's emergency services for a "swift response". |
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