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Armed police have cordoned off a road and are stationed outside a property in Leicester.Armed police have cordoned off a road and are stationed outside a property in Leicester.
Residents on Keightley Road have been told to stay inside their homes. A man is inside the flat on Keightley Road and has so far refused to leave, Leicestershire Police said.
Leicestershire Police said trained negotiators had been called to the scene to make contact with the occupant of a flat. The force added it believes one other person is in the flat with him.
One eyewitness said he had seen police dogs and firearms officers in his garden before being told to stay inside his house. Residents on the street, in the New Parks area of the city, have been told to stay inside their homes until the incident is resolved.
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A number of people have gathered next to the cordon, and some have told the BBC that they have been waiting for two hours to get back to their homes. Police said they were called to the property at around 07:00 GMT but the man they wanted to speak to would not let officers in.
Paul Norman, who lives nearby, said: "I got a phone call off a friend...and I looked round the back and there was a policeman with a gun and a policeman with a dog. Residents told the BBC they became aware of the incident when they saw armed officers, dogs and police cars on the street.
Paul Norman, who lives nearby, said: "I got a phone call off a friend... and I looked round the back and there was a policeman with a gun and a policeman with a dog.
"There was all these cars parked up on my front - it was just like watching one of them TV programmes.""There was all these cars parked up on my front - it was just like watching one of them TV programmes."
A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "Police are currently at an address on Keightley Road, in New Parks, where trained negotiators are in discussion with the occupant of a flat. A number of people have not been able to get back to their houses because of the cordon.
"In the interests of officer and public safety, nearby residents are being asked to stay indoors." A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "We appreciate the inconvenience this on-going situation is having on people who live and work nearby.
"However, our priority must be to resolve this situation safely."