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| Oxford Circus: police interview two men over tube station incident | |
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| Two men have handed themselves in to police over an incident that sparked a mass evacuation at Oxford Circus tube station in central London. | |
| Several people were injured and nine were taken to hospital, including one with leg injuries, after panic erupted in the crowded station on Friday. | |
| Armed police raced to the Oxford Circus area after receiving 999 calls reporting that shots had been fired. | Armed police raced to the Oxford Circus area after receiving 999 calls reporting that shots had been fired. |
| British Transport police said the incident was believed to have started when an altercation erupted between two men on the platform. | |
| The force said two men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily and were interviewed following an appeal. | The force said two men, aged 21 and 40, attended a police station voluntarily and were interviewed following an appeal. |
| Ch Supt Martin Fry said: “I would like to thank the public and the media for assisting us with this witness appeal.” | Ch Supt Martin Fry said: “I would like to thank the public and the media for assisting us with this witness appeal.” |
| Stuart Crichton, London ambulance service assistant director of operations, said: “We checked over and treated several patients who sustained injuries while leaving the Oxford Circus area. | |
| “We discharged seven patients at the scene and took eight patients to two central London hospitals for minor injuries. We also took one patient to a major trauma centre for leg injuries.” | |
| About 90 minutes after responding, police said there was no evidence of any shots, casualties or suspects. | |
| The station was reopened, cordons removed and the area returned to normal, with the Royal Variety Performance at the nearby London Palladium going ahead as planned. | |
| The Metropolitan police said: “Given the nature of the information received, the Met responded in line with our existing operation as if the incident was terrorism, including the deployment of armed officers. | |
| “Officers working with colleagues from British Transport Police carried out an urgent search of the area. No casualties, evidence of any shots fired or any suspects were located by police.” | |
| Anyone with any information can contact the British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with reference 405 of 24/11. |