Oxford Circus and Regent Street closed due to suspected bomb threat

London’s famous shopping streets Oxford Circus and Regent Street was closed off this afternoon (January 8th) following a suspected bomb threat.

At the time London World received reports that some nearby offices had been evacuated.

A photo from the scene shows people standing in Regent Street after presumably piling out of shops and nearby buildings.

Westminster Police announced the road closures were in place around Regent Street and New Burlington Street while “officers investigate a suspicious vehicle.”

In a statement on X, Westminster Police added officers had also carried out “a number of controlled explosions as a precautionary measure.”

In a follow up post on X, Westminster police has since confirmed the incident has now been “fully stood down” after the “vehicle was found to be non-suspicious.”

According to the TfL status page on the website, underground services are running as normal at the time of publishing.

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