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Bristol police respond to knifeman inside gas station as staff lock themselves in safe room Bristol police respond to knifeman inside petrol station as staff lock themselves in safe room
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Police have been deployed against a knifeman inside a shop at a gas station in Bristol, England. The station staff have locked themselves in a safe room, while one person has been injured. A suspect has been detained by police after entering a petrol station in Bristol, England with a knife and forcing staff to hide in a safe room. One person was injured in the incident.
The gas station employees are unharmed and currently hiding in a safe room while maintaining contact with officers, police said. Police said the suspect was detained after armed officers and a negotiator arrived at the scene. They had earlier said that one person was hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, while an unidentified number of petrol station workers were unharmed and hiding in a safe room.
One person was hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Police closed a road near the station and urged the public to stay away. An armed team as well as a negotiator have arrived at the crime scene, they said.
Hits Radio Bristol said its reporter on the ground heard loud bangs and saw flashes of light inside the station. He said police may be using stun grenades.
BBC Bristol reported that shots had been fired, after which police escorted a handcuffed man into an ambulance.BBC Bristol reported that shots had been fired, after which police escorted a handcuffed man into an ambulance.
Hits Radio Bristol said its reporter on the ground heard loud bangs and saw flashes of light inside the station. He said police may have been using stun grenades.
The road near the petrol station was closed, and residents were urged to avoid the area.
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