A knife juggler caused a stir in Lynn at the weekend as his act appeared to attract the attention of the town’s police.

A post made on the King’s Lynn Police Twitter account at around 1.30pm on Saturday said they were dealing with a male outside the Argos store in New Conduit Street, who was in his underpants and up a ladder juggling knives.

Currently dealing with a male o/s Argos in his underpants standing on a ladder juggling knives.....err....#thingswetweet #no2daysthesame — King's Lynn Police (@KingsLynnPolice) September 5, 2015

A further post then indicated they had been alerted to the performance by CCTV operators.

But, yesterday, a Norfolk Police spokesman said their inquiries showed it was a genuine artistic performance.

She said: “We cannot see a call that’s been made to us reporting any concerns about the act.”

Asked if the force had weekend patrols in the town centre, she added: “There is a dedicated team of one Beat Manager and PCSO’s who work the town centre all of the time, including weekends.

Street Entertainment at the Vancouver Quarter. King's Lynn. ANL-150509-210140009

“We also supplement the team with additional staffing, including plain clothes patrols, in the town centre when the need arises.”

Our video shows part of his act.