A suspected CS gas attack has occurred on a London Underground train.<\/p>\n
It happened at 09:13 BST on board a Victoria line Tube train at Oxford Circus in central London.<\/p>\n
British Transport Police said a number of people were treated at the scene by paramedics for coughing and lack of breath – but there were “no further concerns for their health”.<\/p>\n
The force has appealed for witnesses and released CCTV images of two people they want to speak to.<\/p>\n
Passenger Michael Roberts was with his girlfriend on their way to Oxford when he said he saw two people “looking into the next carriage had seen some sort of a commotion”.<\/p>\n
“Then two guys stumbled into our carriage and all the people on our carriage moved naturally away from the door.<\/p>\n
“That’s when everybody realised we couldn’t breathe properly.”<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old said at first he thought the men were drunk “because they were trying to frantically get into the carriage”.<\/p>\n
Mr Roberts said he had his T-shirt over his mouth because he could not breathe and his girlfriend was “spluttering”.<\/p>\n
He said the effects of the gas lasted about an hour and described the ordeal “pretty frightening”.<\/p>\n
A Transport for London spokeswoman said the train had been taken out of service and to a depot for quarantine.<\/p>\n
Oxford Circus, situated on the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, serves the Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines.<\/p>\n
CS gas, also known as tear gas, can cause a burning sensation around the eyes and difficulty in breathing.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"