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Nurses threatened at gunpoint Nurses threatened by 'armed man'
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Nursing staff were threatened at gunpoint by a man demanding drugs on a ward at a Birmingham hospital. Two nurses were threatened on a Birmingham hospital ward by a man who was thought to be armed with a gun.
The man was believed to be a patient on the ward at Birmingham City Hospital.The man was believed to be a patient on the ward at Birmingham City Hospital.
He threatened staff and demanded drugs, a spokesman for the hospital said, during the incident just before 1700 GMT on Wednesday.He threatened staff and demanded drugs, a spokesman for the hospital said, during the incident just before 1700 GMT on Wednesday.
Police used a Taser stun gun to arrest a man who is now in custody. None of the hospital staff are understood to have been hurt during the incident. Police used a Taser stun gun to arrest a man 30 minutes later. The man is in custody and no staff or patients were injured in the incident.
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The incident started when a man threatened staff on general ward D15 at the City Hospital with a gun. The incident started when a man threatened staff on general ward D15 at the City Hospital.
It is not known if the weapon was real or imitation. The alarm was raised and armed police were called to the hospital.
The alarm was raised and there was a stand-off with police. A police spokeswoman said: "This incident occurred at the hospital just before 5pm. A man, allegedly armed with a gun, threatened members of staff.
A hospital spokesperson said the incident ended when police managed to arrest a man. "Firearm officers were deployed and the man was arrested at about 5.20pm. A Taser was used during the arrest."
The arrested man is being questioned by police.
The hospital is managed by the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.The hospital is managed by the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.