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POP star Olly Murs was caught up in another terror scare when his record company HQ was evacuated following a knife attack.

The singer — accused of sparking panic with tweets about “gun shots” during a false alarm last year — fled with hundreds of frightened staff.

 Pop star Olly Murs was caught up in another terror scare when his record company HQ was evacuated following a knife attack
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Pop star Olly Murs was caught up in another terror scare when his record company HQ was evacuated following a knife attack

Armed police stormed the office block in Kensington, West London, fearing a terror attack was in progress.

But the incident was later confirmed to be a fight between two kitchen workers.

A witness told The Sun: “There was a lot of panic and people were screaming — then Olly Murs appeared in the middle of it all.

“He seems to have a knack of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but at least he didn’t tweet.”

 The singer — accused of sparking panic with tweets about 'gun shots' during a false alarm last year — fled with hundreds of frightened staff
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The singer — accused of sparking panic with tweets about 'gun shots' during a false alarm last year — fled with hundreds of frightened staffCredit: PA:Press Association
 Olly's tweet from last year's 'terror scare' in London's Oxford Street
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Olly's tweet from last year's 'terror scare' in London's Oxford Street

Last November former X Factor contestant Olly, 34, sent a series of tweets from Selfridges in Oxford Street, central London,  believing a gunman was on the loose.

As cops warned people to stay  inside, he wrote: “F***, everyone get out of Selfridges now. Gun shots!”

 Armed police stormed the office block in Kensington, West London, fearing a terror attack was in progress
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Armed police stormed the office block in Kensington, West London, fearing a terror attack was in progress
 Olly was meeting Sony execs yesterday as the latest drama unfolded in the canteen - forcing workers to flee the building
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Olly was meeting Sony execs yesterday as the latest drama unfolded in the canteen - forcing workers to flee the buildingCredit: PA:Press Association

It led to a furious spat online with Piers Morgan, who accused the singer of “stirring extra panic”.

Police later said there was no evidence of shots being fired. But in an interview with The Sun five months after, Olly insisted he did hear gunfire and hinted there had been  a cover-up.

 The incident was later confirmed to be a fight between two kitchen workers
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The incident was later confirmed to be a fight between two kitchen workersCredit: Twitter / @doglab

He was meeting Sony execs yesterday as the latest drama unfolded in the canteen.

 One of the figthing men was stretchered off with wounds to his buttocks
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One of the figthing men was stretchered off with wounds to his buttocksCredit: @elliotwagland
 Evacuated workers in the street
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Evacuated workers in the streetCredit: Peter Jordan

Witnesses saw one man standing over the other. One said: “I thought he was raining down punches on him but then I saw the knife.” Others reported seeing “blood everywhere”.

One of the men was stretchered off with wounds to his buttocks. The other, also injured but not seriously, was taken away in handcuffs.

Olly Murs has accused the authorities of a “cover-up” over his now-infamous Selfridges incident

 

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