Thornton Heath: Man Tasered after bus passengers threatened with substance
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Officers fired a Taser before a man was arrested on suspicion of affray at the scene
A man was Tasered by police after bus passengers were threatened with an unknown substance in south London.
The Met Police said a man made threats on a bus in London Road, Thornton Heath, at about 20:30 GMT on Sunday.
The force said no-one was held hostage and the substance, which was found not to be harmful, was not thrown.
Officers fired a Taser before a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray. He remains in hospital in a non-life threatening condition.
Police added that officers believed the man had taken drugs.
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