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| Armed police have surrounded a house in North Yorkshire where a man is holding a six-year-old girl hostage. | |
| Police said the man, who is in his 30s, had barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road, Scarborough and is believed to be armed with knives. | Police said the man, who is in his 30s, had barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road, Scarborough and is believed to be armed with knives. |
| Officers were called to reports of a domestic incident at the house just after 2300 BST on Monday. | |
| Police negotiators are also at the scene and the area remains cordoned off. | |
| A police spokesman said when officers initially responded on Monday, a woman left the house with wrist injuries. | |
| The spokesman added: "Owing to the belief that there was a potential threat to life, the firearms support unit was called to assist with the control of the incident. | |
| "The police intention remains to resolve the incident without harm to anybody involved." |