Tube threat a hoax, Met Police says
A text message warning of a possible terrorist attack on the London underground was described as a "hoax" by the Metropolitan Police.
The message, which went viral over different social media platforms between Friday and Sunday, claimed London's West End could be subject to an attack on Monday.
"They think there's a terror threat and that it will happen on the tubes tomorrow around the west end area. So don't go travelling on tubes!! It's better to be safe than sorry. Please share," it read.
"Every single police officer in the Met has been called into work from 4am onwards".
However, the Met Police has since dismissed the message as a completely untrue rumour and invited Londoners to carry on with their normal routine.
"This rumour is completely untrue," said a spokesman for the Met Police.
"These rumours are not uncommon. The only thing that gives them any credence is people re-tweeting them and circulating them."
On Sunday, chief superintendent Paul Brogden of the British Transport Police said via his Twitter account that no specific threat had been received.
"Social media contains lots of rumours regarding threats to tube network tomorrow. There is no specific threat so keep calm & carry on," he tweeted.
On Friday, Home Secretary Theresa May raised the official threat level from "substantial" to "severe", the second-highest level on UK's terrorist threat scale.
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