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| Armed police surround siege house | |
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| Armed police are continuing to surround a house in North Yorkshire where a man has been holding a six-year-old girl hostage for more than 24 hours. | |
| Police said the man, who is in his 30s and believed to be armed with knives, had barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road in Scarborough. | Police said the man, who is in his 30s and believed to be armed with knives, had barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road in Scarborough. |
| Officers were called to the house just after 2300 BST on Monday. | |
| Police negotiators are believed to be in the house while the man is thought to be in a bedroom with the girl. | |
| North Yorkshire Police said the siege in the Eastfield area of the town was still continuing on Tuesday night with armed officers remaining at the scene, which has been cordoned off. | North Yorkshire Police said the siege in the Eastfield area of the town was still continuing on Tuesday night with armed officers remaining at the scene, which has been cordoned off. |
| Medics waiting | Medics waiting |
| About a dozen officers were positioned outside the house with six police cars and vans parked nearby. | About a dozen officers were positioned outside the house with six police cars and vans parked nearby. |
| A paramedic team has also been put on standby. | A paramedic team has also been put on standby. |
| A force spokesman said when officers initially responded on Monday night, a woman left the house with wrist injuries. | A force spokesman said when officers initially responded on Monday night, 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 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. |
| "Police negotiators are also at the scene in a bid to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. | "Police negotiators are also at the scene in a bid to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. |
| "The police intention remains to resolve the incident without harm to anybody involved." | "The police intention remains to resolve the incident without harm to anybody involved." |