Police detain man after hostage situation in London's Leicester Square
Parts of Leicester Square were on lockdown as the situation unfolded in an Italian restaurant, according to several reports on Twitter.
Police appeared to have cordoned off the streets outside Bella Italia restaurant, where the situation reportedly took place.
According to the BBC, a man who claimed to have a knife was holding a woman hostage inside the restaurant. Two other people were reportedly inside.
London police confirmed that the situation was not terror-related.
"Police reportedly negotiating with a man who's holding a knife to a woman's throat," Channel Nine Australia's Tom Steinfort tweeted.
Numerous photos of police in riot gear began circulating social media shortly after the hostage situation broke out Wednesday night.