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| Man quizzed over hostage taking | Man quizzed over hostage taking |
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| A man has been arrested after a three hour armed siege in Hertfordshire. | A man has been arrested after a three hour armed siege in Hertfordshire. |
| A man, believed to be a delivery driver, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment after what police called a "hostage situation". | A man, believed to be a delivery driver, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment after what police called a "hostage situation". |
| Police were called to a company in Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbots, at about 1030 BST. | Police were called to a company in Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbots, at about 1030 BST. |
| No-one was hurt in the incident, which ended after three hours. A search for weapons has got under way, a police spokeswoman said. | No-one was hurt in the incident, which ended after three hours. A search for weapons has got under way, a police spokeswoman said. |
| The siege took place at the firm French and Jupps Ltd and ended when a man, thought to be aged in his 30s, surrendered to officers, police said. | The siege took place at the firm French and Jupps Ltd and ended when a man, thought to be aged in his 30s, surrendered to officers, police said. |
| 'Six hostages' | |
| Workers at surrounding businesses, which were evacuated, have now been told they can return. | Workers at surrounding businesses, which were evacuated, have now been told they can return. |
| Guy Horlock, chairman of French and Jupps Ltd, said: "The incident took place in a sub-let shop unit in the maltings building." | |
| Mr Horlock said a woman aged in her 30s who runs a clothing company was held hostage by a man carrying a gun and a knife. | |
| "She was threatened but she is OK, I gather. She was taken by the police," Mr Horlock said. | |
| "There were about six hostages altogether but he released quite a lot early on." | |
| Mr Horlock said the Hertfordshire village was "sealed-off" by police officers during the siege. | |
| "You have never seen so many police in your life. Stanstead Abbots was absolutely sealed off - there were armed police everywhere," he said. | |
| "It's astonishing that something like this would happen in Hertfordshire. It's certainly never happened before." |