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England: Nuneaton bowling alley siege: Man arrested
« on: October 23, 2017, 01:19:54 am »
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Nuneaton bowling alley siege: Man arrested

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Media captionMegan Westwood: "We got evacuated one by one"

A suspected gunman was arrested after police ended a four-hour siege at a bowling alley in Nuneaton.

Officers were called to MFA Bowl, in Bermuda Park, at around 14:30 BST on Sunday after reports a man with a shotgun had taken two hostages.

A man was arrested after police stormed the building amid a series of flash bangs at about 18:30 BST.

The suspect was treated at the scene, while two other men escaped uninjured, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

Continued at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-41714114

This is interesting,  suspect seized the bowling alley, was armed but apparently and thankfully, did not go on a rampage.  So, what the heck.

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Re: England: Nuneaton bowling alley siege: Man arrested
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2017, 01:26:53 am »
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Gunman Holds Hostages at UK Bowling Alley
by Naharnet Newsdesk 10 hours ago

A man with a sawed-off shotgun took several people hostage Sunday at a bowling alley in the English city of Nuneaton, 166 kilometers northwest of London, British media reports said.

Warwickshire Police said they were "currently dealing with an ongoing incident" at Bermuda Park and urged members of the public to avoid the area.



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