London Police say no evidence of shots fired on Oxford street

The British police is responding to the incident as terror-related.

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LONDON: Two London underground stations on Oxford Street have reopened after an incident that police initially treated as if it might be terrorist-related, the city's transport authority said on Friday.

"Oxford Circus and Bond Street stations now both reopened and all trains are stopping normally," the transport authority said on one of its official Twitter accounts.

Police have said there is no evidence that shots had been fired or that there were any serious casualties.

Earlier, the British police said they were responding to an 'incident' at the Oxford Circus and evacuated the Underground station.

"Officers are responding to reports of an incident at Oxford Circus station," British Transport Police said on Twitter.

"Police were called at 4:38 pm (1638 GMT)... to a number of reports of shots fired on Oxford Street and underground at Oxford Circus tube station," London`s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

"Police have responded as if the incident is terrorist related. Armed and unarmed officers are on scene and dealing along with colleagues from British Transport Police," the statement said.

"If you are on Oxford Street go into a building and stay inside until further direction," it said.

We continue to respond to an incident at Oxford Circus. The station is currently closed, please avoid the area at this time. Officers are on scene. — BTP (@BTP) November 24, 2017

Our officers are on the scene at #OxfordCircus tube station with @BTP Please avoid the Oxford Circus area whilst we deal with the incident. More info asap

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 24, 2017

A Metropolitan Police spokesman contacted by AFP said the details of the incident were not known yet.

Oxford Circus station is in the heart of London`s shopping district, which is particularly busy because of stores offering Black Friday discounts.

People were seen running from the scene, the BBC reported.

London is on high alert following a string of terror attacks in Britain this year.

(With Agency inputs)