Private Eye editor Ian Hislop in black taxi hit by 'gunshot' as police launch probe

Ian Hislop, who is exertion of Private Eye, was successful the backmost spot of a achromatic cab successful Soho, cardinal London, erstwhile the operator heard a slug onslaught and harm the taxi window

Bullets deed the backmost model of a taxi containing the exertion of Private Eye, Ian Hislop.

The black-cab operator told Scotland Yard detectives helium had travel to a standstill successful postulation successful Soho, cardinal London, conscionable aft 10am connected Tuesday greeting erstwhile helium heard what helium believed was a bullet hitting and damaging his window.

The incidental occurred connected Dean Street, adjacent wherever it meets Oxford Street, a determination adjacent to the Private Eye office. Mr Hislop, 64, has edited the play magazine, famed for its satirical pieces and investigations, since 1986.

But some helium and the operator escaped without injuries connected Tuesday morning, reports The Guardian. Police proceed to analyse the attack, though, and are said to beryllium keeping an unfastened caput arsenic to immoderate motive.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police were called astatine 10.10am connected Tuesday, 1 October to a study of a firearms discharge connected Dean Street, Westminster.

"The operator of a London achromatic taxi reported helium was stationary successful postulation erstwhile a changeable was fired towards his vehicle, striking the window. There were nary injuries. An probe has been launched."

Roads successful Soho, which is fashionable with tourists were closed connected Tuesday, arsenic constabulary searched the country and officers volition analyse immoderate CCTV.

Dad-of-two Mr Hislop, calved successful Swansea, southbound Wales, is besides a regular and long-serving panellist connected the BBC drama quiz Have I Got News For You.

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