Major UK motorway M8 closed

Major UK motorway M8 closed as police hunt for 'man with weapon'
The police rushed to the scene on the M8 following reports of a man 'armed with a weapon' at junction 6 eastbound for Newhouse and Chapelhall just before 9am – as drivers urged to avoid the area
Man with weapon on Glasgow M8 LIVE as road reopens after police hunt
Part of the M8 near Glasgow has been shut off, after police received reports that 'a man with a weapon' had been spotted. A slip road onto the M8 was closed just before 9am this morning.
Police close motorway in hunt for ’man with weapon’
Armed police have swooped on a motorway after receiving reports of a man with a weapon on a slip road. Drivers are warned to avoid the M8 in Scotland as police look for the suspect. It is not clear what kind of weapon the man was reportedly seen with.
M8 closed as armed police hunt for 'man with weapon'
Specialist officers were called to the motorway between Junction 6 and Eurocentral at around 8.55am on Monday.
M8 motorway closes for seven hours after ‘targeted’ firearm incident
Detectives in Lanarkshire are appealing for information after a report of a man with a weapon on the M8 near Chapelhall
Man arrested after gun alert closes motorway
A section of the M8 has been closed after police received a report of a man with a possible weapon on a slip road. Officers shut the motorway at junction six eastbound for Newhouse and Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire, after receiving the call about 08:55.
M8 reopens after armed police launch eight-hour hunt for 'man with weapon'
The M8 has been reopened after armed police shut the road to search for a “man with a weapon” near Eurocentral. Specialist officers were called to the motorway near Junction 6 at around 8.55am on Monday following reports of a man who appeared to be carrying a weapon on the eastbound carriageway.
Major Scots motorway CLOSED after ‘man spotted with weapon’
A SECTION of a busy Scottish motorway has been closed this morning after a man was spotted with a possible weapon. The M8 is shut at junction 6 eastbound for Newhouse and Chapelhall in North
M8 locked down by police after reports of man with 'weapon'
Shortly before 9am on Monday, February 3, cops received a report of a man with a possible weapon on the motorway's eastbound slip road at Junction 6 (Newhouse Junction) in Lanarkshire. Due to the situation, police are in the area and a search is being carried out.
Police close part of M8 following reports of armed man
Police have closed part of a motorway as they search for an armed man. Police Scotland said they received a report of “a man with a possible weapon” on the M8 slip road at Junction 6 eastbound in North Lanarkshire at about 8.55am on Monday.
Arrest after 'man with weapon' seen on Glasgow M8 as firearm found
Emergency services raced to the busy motorway, near Chapelhall, after the alarm was raised at Around 8.55am on Monday.
Man arrested as firearm recovered from scene of motorway incident
Police are appealing for information a firearm was found on the M8 in an incident that shut the motorway down.