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A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and intent to endanger life after allegedly threatening to blow up a block of flats. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and intent to endanger life after allegedly threatening to blow up a block of flats. |
The police were called to a seventh-floor flat in Barking, east London, at about 8.40pm on Tuesday to reports a man had barricaded himself inside and threatened to burn the block down. | |
Police negotiators were sent to the scene at Earlsdown House in Wheelers Cross and talked to the man. | Police negotiators were sent to the scene at Earlsdown House in Wheelers Cross and talked to the man. |
Officers forced their way into the flat and detained him at 1.08am. | Officers forced their way into the flat and detained him at 1.08am. |
He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution in relation to a pre-existing medical condition. | He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution in relation to a pre-existing medical condition. |
All residents had been evacuated from the building and gathered at a local community centre in Barking, supported by police and council representatives. | |
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