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Loud bangs and bright flashes have been witnessed after a knife attacker forced staff at a petrol station in Bristol to hide inside a safe room.
Police say a man has been detained.
Around half a dozen loud ‘bangs’ could be heard from inside the petrol station, before a man was led away in handcuffs by police.
“We have detained a man in connection with an incident at a petrol station on Hengrove Way this morning. Investigations at the scene continue,” Avon and Somerset Police said.
A man has been detained by armed police after multiple people were held hostage at knifepoint in a Bristol petrol station.
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Another person has been taken to hospital after leaving the petrol station in Hengrove Way.
Avon and Somerset Police said armed officers and a negotiator were at the scene.
The force added: “A man armed with a knife is inside the shop of the petrol station.
Police are at the scene of an incident which has led to the closure of Hengrove Way, Bristol today, Thursday 9 September.
A man armed with a knife is inside the shop of the petrol station.
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“Staff members are uninjured within a safe room and in contact with officers.
“One person has left the scene and gone to the hospital with injuries not believed life-threatening.
“Armed officers and a negotiator have been deployed to try to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.
“Members of the public are urged to avoid the area.”
Officers were called at 7:36 am on Thursday and were at the scene by 7:41 am, police added.
The incident has also caused major delays to bus services in the area.
First West of England tweeted that bus services are delayed and services are “terminating and starting their journey from skills centre until further notice.”
