London hostage situation resolved as man arrested

Officers at the scene said the man had been found with a knife in his pocket and he had been arrested.

Two other people were also believed to be in the restaurant and it is understood the people were known to each other.

Officers surrounded the building and were negotiating with the man.

According to the BBC, a man who claimed to have a knife was holding a woman hostage inside the restaurant. “No reported injuries”, a statement on the official Twitter page of London’s Metropolitan Police Service says.

A man, who used a knife to hold a woman hostage at a central London restaurant, has been arrested, local police said Wednesday.

Photos on social media showed a large number of police vehicles and dozens of officers, including some in riot gear, in the area.

‘Two other people are reported inside the venue. The police have described the incident as domestic related and not terror related.

Leicester Square, in the heart of London’s West End, is a popular toursist hub, home to theatres, cinemas, eateries and attractions such as M&M World.