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| Dyfed-Powys Police have said there is an ongoing incident near the village of Llangeitho, near Tregaron, Ceredigion. | Dyfed-Powys Police have said there is an ongoing incident near the village of Llangeitho, near Tregaron, Ceredigion. |
| Witnesses said they saw a crossbow and heard what they thought were shots being fired. There are also reports of cars being set on fire. | |
| Trouble reportedly broke out after council officials arrived at a house at 1100 GMT to remove a wooden fence. | |
| Officers surrounded a farmhouse in the hamlet of Stag's Head. Negotiators and firearms officers are on the scene. | |
| The occupants of the farmhouse or smallholding in Stag's Head, which lies between Llangeitho and Lampeter, are reported to have moved into the area three or four years ago. | |
| Neighbours told how they had since gained a reputation for being very protective of their property. | |
| It has been reported that they built a heavy wooden fence near to the road about which there had been objections. | |
| On Wednesday morning, council officials arrived at the property with a legal notice and a digger in tow. | |
| Details of what happened next are unclear but people living nearby claimed that at one stage two cars were burning - one a police car and the other used by a council official. | |
| The fire service and paramedics remain on stand-by at the scene. | |
| For several hours, a police helicopter circled above the rural area but had landed as darkness fell. | |
| The fire service confirmed there had been a fire in the area | The fire service confirmed there had been a fire in the area |
| Ceredigion county commander for Mid and West Fire Service, Roger Bennett, confirmed that there had been fire in the area but did not reveal any further details. | |
| A local builder, who did not want to be named, described seeing "several marked and unmarked police vehicles including a dog van" rushing to the scene just before lunchtime. | A local builder, who did not want to be named, described seeing "several marked and unmarked police vehicles including a dog van" rushing to the scene just before lunchtime. |
| A police van is blocking the access road to the property. | A police van is blocking the access road to the property. |
| Llangeitho, which is around two miles away from the scene, is 15 miles south of Aberystwyth, near Tregaron, and is surrounded by farmland. | |
| There is a church, pub and shop within the village. | There is a church, pub and shop within the village. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness anything? Send us your experiences using the form below. | Are you in the area? Did you witness anything? Send us your experiences using the form below. |
| If you have any pictures of the scene, you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk | If you have any pictures of the scene, you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk |
| Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video | Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video |