Several roads have been closed in Hoxton due to an ongoing police incident.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at 8.06am this morning (March 2) to reports of a man "behaving erratically" at a residential address in Shepherdess Walk.
Officers remain at the scene, close by to Old Street, according to Scotland Yard.
There are no reported injuries, a spokesperson said.
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