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

Police Scotland said today they are hunting "a man with a possible weapon" and closed part of the M8 in a bid to locate the suspect bringing the motorway to a standstill

Specialist officers were called to the motorway between Junction 6 and Eurocentral at around 8.55am on Monday.

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.

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.

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

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.