The Have I Got News For You star, known for his exchanges with rival team captain Paul Merton, was in the back seat of the black cab when a firearm was discharged.

Ian Hislop, who is editor of Private Eye, was in the back seat of a black cab in Soho, central London, when the driver heard a bullet strike and damage the taxi window

Police are investigating after a suspected gunshot struck the window of a black cab carrying the broadcaster and journalist Ian Hislop.

At around 10am on Tuesday, a bullet allegedly hit the back of a black cab window in Soho, Central London.

The taxi driver said the bullet hit the window, damaging it

Ian Hislop said police found a "more innocent explanation for what happened" than a shot being fired.

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop was showered with glass after an incident where it was at first feared a gunman had shot at his taxi during morning rush hour.

The Have I Got News For You star was in a black cab in central London at around 10am on Tuesday when a bullet is said to have damaged the rear of the vehicle

It was reported the taxi he was in was hit by a bullet

Police have released a further update in the taxi incident with Private Eye editor Ian Hislop.

Glass shattered inside the vehicle carrying Private Eye editor Hislop, 64, who has now issued a statement about the incident.

Ian Hislop has spoken out for the first time after a reported shooting of a car carrying him in central London.

It was initially thought the London black taxi had been hit by a bullet, but the Metropolitan Police have confirmed there is "no evidence of a firearms discharge at this time"

The Have I Got News For You star has spoken out

It was initially thought the London black taxi had been hit by a bullet, but the Metropolitan Police have confirmed there is "no evidence of a firearms discharge at this time".