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'...The suspect was treated at the scene, while two other men escaped uninjured...' ?? - Bad writing or something missed?
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Quote:Nuneaton: Police end leisure park siege, boss says.The BBC:
'A suspected gunman has been arrested after police ended a four-hour armed siege at a bowling alley
in Nuneaton.
Officers were called to the scene at around 14:30 BST after reports a man with a shotgun had taken two
hostages at MFA Bowl, in Bermuda Park. A man was arrested after a "series of loud bangs" were heard
at the bowling alley at around 18:30 BST.
The suspect was treated at the scene, while two other men escaped uninjured, West Midlands Ambulance
Service said. Officers brought the incident to "a peaceful resolution" and "there were no injuries", Warwickshire
Police Chief Superintendent Alex Franklin-Smith said.
He said the siege was "unconnected" to terrorism.
Both of the hostages - a duty manager and a bowling lane host - were unharmed.
Chris Clegg, operations director of MFA Bowl, said they were now being checked for shock.
"It's obviously not an everyday situation. The ambulance, police were checking them and making sure they were
OK," he said. The firm's chief executive Mehdi Amshar said he understood the man was known to a member of
staff at the bowling alley.
Warwickshire Police say they were called to reports of a man - described by eyewitnesses as "in his 40s" with a
gun "slung" over his shoulder - with a firearm at 14:30 BST. Chris Turner told the BBC how he was walking past the
front entrance to the bowling alley when the man "ran up to the door".
He had "a gun in his hand" and told him to "get out of the area", he said.
Mr Turner said the man shouted at a crowd of people outside to leave, saying: "I've already told you once."
Eyewitnesses also spoke about how they fled the bowling alley, while others hid in toilets, as the gunman brandished
a weapon above his head. Other businesses in the leisure park, including a children's soft play centre and restaurants,
were also put into lockdown.
Families inside the soft play centre told the BBC they barricaded the front door with tables and chairs.
Earlier, Kelly Perrett, who was at the Frankie and Benny's restaurant, told the BBC: "I am hiding in the toilet with about
20 people. "It looks like police have got the bowling alley surrounded. The police told me that the gunman is near the
door with a hostage."
Megan Westward said she was about to leave a children's soft play centre when staff told her to move away from the
windows. "There are quite a few bullet proof vans," she said. "We've just seen an air ambulance take off, there are
ambulances and there are police in full body suits with guns."
She was then evacuated to a nearby hotel.
Police say specialist firearms officers and police negotiators had been sent to the scene.
At around 18:30 BST they used flash bangs - which create a loud noise and bright light - to enter the bowling alley.
About 15 minutes later, an ambulance was seen going to the site and the suspect was later taken to hospital.
Chief Superintendent Franklin-Smith added: "We are pleased that we were able to bring this incident to a peaceful
resolution and that there were no injuries.
"I would like to reassure the Nuneaton community that the incident is unconnected to any terrorist activity."
The ambulance service said it had sent "a number of resources" to the scene, including a hazardous area response
team, an emergency planner. An air ambulance was also dispatched.
Bermuda Park includes a Holiday Inn Express hotel, a gym, a DIY store, a soft play centre and several restaurants...'
'...The suspect was treated at the scene, while two other men escaped uninjured...' ?? - Bad writing or something missed?
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