**UPDATE: Suspect taken into custody***

ENGLAND — A suspect was reportedly holding at least one female hostage at a Restaurant in central London on Wednesday.

The scene is at Bella Italia in Leicester Square. Police in riot gear swarmed the area.

Police told ITV the suspect “has intimated he is in possession of a knife” and that two other people are inside.

Officials told local media it is not believed to be terror related.

Right now in Leicester Square.. apparent hostage situation.. Riot gear too.. pic.twitter.com/a4rk2c4ltz — Michael Rideout (@MichaelJRideout) February 24, 2016

@SkyNewsBreak @SkyNews situation in Leicester Square at bella Italia,riot police and armed police.All cordoned off. pic.twitter.com/5KGwJiiexd — Beery Ed (@edwinmethu) February 24, 2016

More pics of the Leicester Square situation. No one allowed in or out of the passage bella Italia is on. pic.twitter.com/pDCyb1GUGV — Beery Ed (@edwinmethu) February 24, 2016

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