Armed police have evacuated Tooting Broadway London Underground station following a security alert, according to reports.
Twitter users say the station is closed and report a “massive police presence.”
Love being Evacuated off my tube by armed police…
– Ellisjkeyte (@ellisjkeyte) November 18, 2015
The Metropolitan Police said the police presence around Tooting Broadway station is due to reports of a man threatening people on a train, according to NBC News journalist Alexander Smith.
After searching the station, police could not find anyone matching the alleged perpetrators description and the incident was “stood down.”