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Nurses threatened by 'armed man' Nurses threatened by 'armed man'
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Two nurses were threatened on a Birmingham hospital ward by a man who was thought to be armed with a gun. Two nurses were threatened in 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 is believed to have been be a patient on the general 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 demanded drugs during the incident on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the hospital said. No staff or patients were injured.
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. Armed police attended and a Taser stun gun was used to arrest a man. The arrested man in now in custody.
Drugs demanded Ward evacuated
The incident started when a man threatened staff on general ward D15 at the City Hospital. A police spokeswoman said: "This incident occurred at the hospital just before 5pm.
The alarm was raised and armed police were called to the hospital. "A man, allegedly armed with a gun, threatened members of staff.
A police spokeswoman said: "This incident occurred at the hospital just before 5pm. A man, allegedly armed with a gun, threatened members of staff. It was very traumatic for patients and staff - we're very grateful that nobody was hurt Hospital spokeswoman
"Firearm officers were deployed and the man was arrested at about 5.20pm. A Taser was used during the arrest.""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 praised the actions of its staff.
"Staff reacted very well - they evacuated the ward and made sure that patients and staff were safe," said a spokeswoman.
"It was very traumatic for patients and staff, we're very grateful that nobody was hurt."
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.