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Armed siege continuing at house Armed siege continuing at house
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Armed police have spent a second night surrounding a house in North Yorkshire where a man has been holding a six-year-old girl hostage.Armed police have spent a second night surrounding a house in North Yorkshire where a man has been holding a six-year-old girl hostage.
The man, who is in his 30s and believed to be armed with knives, barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road in Scarborough on Monday night.The man, who is in his 30s and believed to be armed with knives, barricaded himself in the property on Herdborough Road in Scarborough on Monday night.
A police spokesman said the incident was "still ongoing".A police spokesman said the incident was "still ongoing".
Police negotiators are believed to be in the house while the man is thought to be in a bedroom with the girl.Police negotiators are believed to be in the house while the man is thought to be in a bedroom with the girl.
The entire road has been cordoned off.The entire road has been cordoned off.
Local residents told BBC Radio York they had heard the man shouting to police on Tuesday night and throwing items out of a window into the garden.Local residents told BBC Radio York they had heard the man shouting to police on Tuesday night and throwing items out of a window into the garden.
'Threat to life''Threat to life'
North Yorkshire Police have refused to give any further details about the operation.North Yorkshire Police have refused to give any further details about the operation.
About a dozen officers were positioned outside the house on Tuesday night with six police cars and vans parked nearby.About a dozen officers were positioned outside the house on Tuesday night with six police cars and vans parked nearby.
Onlookers gathered as police officers surrounded the house
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."