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Royal Liverpool University Hospital: Man detained and firearm recovered | Royal Liverpool University Hospital: Man detained and firearm recovered |
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Prescot Street was closed in both directions as police dealt with the incident | Prescot Street was closed in both directions as police dealt with the incident |
A man has been detained and a firearm recovered after armed police were called to a city centre hospital. | A man has been detained and a firearm recovered after armed police were called to a city centre hospital. |
Officers descended on an area outside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital at 22:20 GMT on Wednesday due to concerns for the safety of a man. | Officers descended on an area outside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital at 22:20 GMT on Wednesday due to concerns for the safety of a man. |
Merseyside Police said a man in his 60s had been detained on Thursday morning following a 12-hour standoff and was being medically assessed. | |
The hospital has remained fully operational during the incident. | |
But a spokesman had warned there would be minor disruption to services and access to the hospital. | |
Prescot Street was closed in both directions while police dealt with the incident but it has since been reopened. | |
Earlier, Ch Insp Steve Hardy said: "Although this incident will cause disruption to those who live, work and are being treated, I would like to reassure people that it is being contained and there is no wider threat to the public." | |
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