There's someone downstairs with a load of gas canisters about to blow himself up

[Adam C]

Police have cordoned off the road, and the Twitter rumour is a man threatening to blow himself up

https://twitter.com/#!/search/goodge%20st

[JasonD]

fuck.

Watching on Sky News atm.

[Rumbas]

Wow. Crazy brits.

[JasonD]

The news streams seem to infer he has taken an HGV training office hostage due to failing his HGV Exam twice.

[Adam C]

bbc's take...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17869815

[JasonD]

#tcr Video interview of staff member who saw spoke with "bomber" http://bit.ly/IDjkeH

[Adam C]

just saw there here:  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/27/tottenham-court-road-evacuated-bomb-threat_n_1458437.html

Sounds like it happened in the building shared with the Huff Post / AOL.  Its about 100 yards or so up the road from our office.

[dogboy]

Wow!

Reminds me of the time the guy across the street initiated a standoff....
http://th3core.com/talk/water-coolerextra/my-gun-is-drawn-i'm-surrounded-by-police-they-shut-down-my-street-emt-is-here/

...real life in your face drama. It's what's for dinner.

[JasonD]

I remember that happening with you mate.

This was a touch less dramatic. He threw some paperwork out of the building. I also understand he lit up a Capstan full strength, which led to the snipers being deployed on local rooftops.

Ultimately he was simply arrested though!

[ukgimp]

>> Crazy brits?

He had just come back from Norway :-)

<joke>