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Nuneaton: Police dealing with 'ongoing incident' at Bermuda Park Nuneaton: Police dealing with 'ongoing incident' at Bermuda Park
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Warwickshire Police have urged people to avoid a leisure complex in Nuneaton due to an "ongoing incident". Warwickshire Police have urged people to avoid a Nuneaton leisure complex due to an "ongoing incident", after unconfirmed reports of a gunman there.
The force tweeted that officers were attending the scene at Bermuda Park, which includes a cinema, children's play centre, restaurants and a gym. The force tweeted that officers were attending the scene at Bermuda Park, with eyewitnesses saying the incident was taking place at a bowling alley.
Unconfirmed reports on social media said armed officers were dealing with a man who had taken hostages inside the bowling alley there. Eyewitness Kelly Pettett told the BBC she was hiding in the toilet in a restaurant at the complex.
Police have not confirmed what the nature of the incident is. Police have said the incident is unconnected to terrorism.
Eyewitnesses have said the area has been locked down by police. West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the leisure complex at 15:40 BST and that there were no casualties.
Local media also reported that an air ambulance had landed at the scene. Ms Pettett, who is at the Frankie and Benny's restaurant, said: "I am hiding in the toilet with about 20 people.
One witness told the BBC he had seen police officers "in full body armour", while a staff member at Bermuda Park business told the Press Association: "We are on lockdown." "It looks like police have got the bowling alley surrounded. The police told me that the gunman is near the door with a hostage.
Another eyewitness, Sarah Fleming, also said she was in the Frankie and Benny's restaurant when it went "on lockdown". "Two ambulances have arrived, but I don't know if they have needed to use them."
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," he 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.
One witness told the BBC he had seen police officers "in full body armour", while a staff member at Bermuda Park business said: "We are on lockdown."
An eyewitness, Ian Brown, told the BBC he was at the leisure complex when police arrived.
He said there were helicopters overhead, including an air ambulance and a police helicopter.
Another man, Paul Edgington‏, tweeted that he was inside the cinema, asking police on social media: "I'm stuck in the cinema. Are we safe?"
Another eyewitness, Sarah Fleming, said she was in the Frankie and Benny's restaurant when it went "on lockdown".
"No-one was allowed in or out," she told Sky News. "So everyone is a little bit scared at the minute.""No-one was allowed in or out," she told Sky News. "So everyone is a little bit scared at the minute."
The ambulance service said it has "a number of resources" at the scene, including a hazardous area response team and an emergency planner.
An air ambulance was initially dispatched to the scene but has now left.
Bermuda Park includes a Holiday Inn Express hotel, a gym, a DIY store, a soft play centre and several restaurants.
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