A man was pinned to the ground by police officers and arrested on suspicion of public disorder and carrying a weapon outside a busy central London station.

Dramatic images from the scene showed a man being restrained by police outside Paddington station on Monday.

The man was pinned down by three officers in the middle of the busy road as passers-by looked on in London Street.

A crowd of people continued to watch as the man was led away by police shortly after 12.30pm.

Officers were scrambled to the scene near to the junction with Praed Street following reports of a man acting suspiciously.

He was arrested on suspicion of public disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.

A British Transport Police spokeswoman added: “The man has been taken to a place of safety. The incident is not being treated as terror related.”