Buses forced to stop on London's Tottenham Court Road during road closure due to suspected bomb threat
A man was arrested on 27th April 2012 after London's Tottenham Court Road was evacuated amid reports of a bomb threat. Police were called just before noon after computer equipment and office furniture was thrown from the fifth floor of an office building on the road. The Metropolitan Police said officers were carrying out a search of Shropshire House on Tottenham Court Road, the building the man entered, and the surrounding area and would be there until they were sure it was safe to reopen it. Scotland Yard said a 300m (1,000ft) cordon had been put in place. Tottenham Court Road was evacuated while Goodge Street and Warren Street Tube stations were closed as a precaution and 8 bus routes diverted.
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Location: Tottenham Court Road, London
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