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Barricaded suspect threatens to blow up & burn entire block in East London Police detain man who threatened to blow up entire block in East London
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Police in Barking and Dagenham are trying to defuse a “critical incident” unfolding in a suburban town in East London, after a man barricaded himself inside the flat and threatened to blow up the building. It took police around three hours to defuse a “critical incident” in a suburban neighborhood in East London after a man barricaded himself inside a flat and threatened to blow up the building.
Residents residing in Earlsdown House in Barking have been evacuated from their flats as police officers continue to engage a man who threatened to burn down an entire block. Residents residing in Earlsdown House in Barking have been told to return to their flats after police managed to detain a male suspect who threatened to burn down an entire block.
“Police negotiators are currently on scene talking to a male on the 7th floor of a block of flats who has barricaded himself inside and threatening to blow the flat up and burn the block down,” Barking and Dagenham Police force said in a tweet. Police began clearing the building of residents at around 10.20pm local time after a man barricaded himself on the 7th floor of the 12-story tower block, threatening to "blow the flat up and burn the block down."
London fire department and ambulances were also called to the scene in case negotiators fail to get the man to surrender.  The force spent the next few hours negotiating the surrender of the suspect as the fire department and ambulances stood by. By 1:30 am, everything was cleared. "The male has been safely detained by police and is now receiving medical attention," Barking and Dagenham Police said in a tweet, without providing further details.
According to an eyewitness, the suspect has petrol which he is not afraid to use to destroy the 12-story tower block."The whole block has been evacuated. I don’t know how many, it’s every person and family evacuated," the unnamed female witness told the Evening Standard. “Parents aren’t even allowed to [go] back and get baby milk and nappies. They don’t know how long it will go on for.” If you like this story, share it with a friend!
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