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Armed police surround siege house Negotiations go on at siege house
(about 8 hours later)
Armed police have surrounded a house in Wigan. Armed police are continuing to surround a house in Wigan where a man is thought to be armed.
Trained negotiators have been talking to the man since police were alerted at 1240 GMT on Friday.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police responded after receiving reports that a man was refusing to leave the property in Hereford Road, Hindley.Officers from Greater Manchester Police responded after receiving reports that a man was refusing to leave the property in Hereford Road, Hindley.
Trained negotiators have been talking to the man, who is thought to be armed, since police were alerted at 1240 GMT. A second person is also believed to be in the house the area around which has been sealed off by police.
A second person is also believed to be in the house. The area around the property has been sealed off while police deal with the situation.