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Cardiff armed police in 'terrifying' raid on the wrong house | Cardiff armed police in 'terrifying' raid on the wrong house |
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Armed police searching for a group of men with weapons accidentally stormed the wrong house. | Armed police searching for a group of men with weapons accidentally stormed the wrong house. |
Officers with guns first raided a property on Blaenclydach Street, Cardiff and were later seen around the corner at a house in Blaenclydach Place. | Officers with guns first raided a property on Blaenclydach Street, Cardiff and were later seen around the corner at a house in Blaenclydach Place. |
South Wales Police apologised and admitted officers "attended the wrong address" at about midday on Sunday. | South Wales Police apologised and admitted officers "attended the wrong address" at about midday on Sunday. |
The force said it would arrange for a door to be repaired. | The force said it would arrange for a door to be repaired. |
Charlie Gough, who lives at the house that was raided wrongly, was on his way home at the time and when officers "burst in and smashed the door". | |
There were "four or five" police cars outside the property, the 23-year-old said. | There were "four or five" police cars outside the property, the 23-year-old said. |
"They were all stood outside outside ready to raid the house," he added. "If I had been inside it would have been terrifying." | "They were all stood outside outside ready to raid the house," he added. "If I had been inside it would have been terrifying." |
"If they were just going to knock on a door and got the wrong house, it'd be no big thing," said Mr Gough, who works on the BBC's Casualty programme. | |
But he said he thought police would "double check" when they were armed. | |
A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "Following reports of a disturbance in Cornwall Street yesterday involving a group of men armed with weapons, firearms officers were making arrest enquiries in the Grangetown area of Cardiff. | A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "Following reports of a disturbance in Cornwall Street yesterday involving a group of men armed with weapons, firearms officers were making arrest enquiries in the Grangetown area of Cardiff. |
"While looking for one of the suspects, officers unfortunately attended the wrong address. | "While looking for one of the suspects, officers unfortunately attended the wrong address. |
"Officers apologised to those living in the house and have made arrangements for the door to be repaired." | "Officers apologised to those living in the house and have made arrangements for the door to be repaired." |
The force said three men in their 30s and a 16-year-old boy were arrested. | The force said three men in their 30s and a 16-year-old boy were arrested. |
A 23-year-old man suffered a non-life threatening injury during the Cornwall Street disturbance. | A 23-year-old man suffered a non-life threatening injury during the Cornwall Street disturbance. |