Topless Tottenham Court Road siege suspect 'demanded a refund from the licence office after he FAILED his HGV driving test'

This is the man suspected of bringing the heart of London to a standstill yesterday by storming a building and allegedly taking four men hostage amid fears he was carrying explosives.


The man was arrested at around 3pm and was seen being led shirtless to a police van, as officers began methodically checking the building in Tottenham Court Road.

Thousands of people were evacuated at around midday after reports of a man, carrying gas canisters and a blow torch, storming the offices of an HGV firm and threatening to blow himself up.

It is believed he may have had a grievance with the firm after twice failing an HGV driving test.        More Read