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Man dead and one arrested in Holyhead pub roof alert | Man dead and one arrested in Holyhead pub roof alert |
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One man has died and another has been arrested after an attack which led to a man scaling the roof of a pub on Anglesey, police have confirmed. | |
Officers were called to the Blossoms Pub in Holyhead at about 16:00 GMT following reports a 24-year-old man had assaulted another man, aged 46. | |
The injured man died despite efforts to revive him, North Wales Police said. | |
The other man then climbed onto the roof of the nearby Holland Inn. After negotiations, he was arrested. | |
Police said he was being held in police custody and an investigation had been launched. | |
Supt Andy Jenks-Gilbert said: "I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the public that there is no danger to local residents." | |
Much of the town centre was sealed off after emergency services were called to the Holborn Road area of the town on Friday afternoon. | |
Police had warned members of the public to avoid the area and ordered nearby businesses to close. | |
A Wales Ambulance spokesman said it was called at 16:10 GMT and sent an ambulance. | A Wales Ambulance spokesman said it was called at 16:10 GMT and sent an ambulance. |
Speaking earlier on Friday, Tony Pan, from the Happy House Chinese takeaway, said police had told him to close due to a serious incident. | |
He said: "We have also been advised not the leave the building." | He said: "We have also been advised not the leave the building." |
He added that he had seen one ambulance and four police cars in the Rhos y Gaer Terrace area. | He added that he had seen one ambulance and four police cars in the Rhos y Gaer Terrace area. |
Carol Roberts, who works at Roberts Newsagents, said: "A police officer is asking us not to go out. No cars [are] going up and down the road. | Carol Roberts, who works at Roberts Newsagents, said: "A police officer is asking us not to go out. No cars [are] going up and down the road. |
"I can hear the police helicopter, never seen so many police cars and policemen." | "I can hear the police helicopter, never seen so many police cars and policemen." |