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| Armed police surround city house | Armed police surround city house |
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| Armed police officers have surrounded a house in south Belfast after a suspected firearms incident. | Armed police officers have surrounded a house in south Belfast after a suspected firearms incident. |
| Police said a number of pellets had been shot at officers and their vehicles in Powers Court Place on the Ormeau Road. | Police said a number of pellets had been shot at officers and their vehicles in Powers Court Place on the Ormeau Road. |
| People in the area have suggested that residents have barricaded themselves inside their home after receiving an eviction notice. | People in the area have suggested that residents have barricaded themselves inside their home after receiving an eviction notice. |
| Police negotiators are at the incident which was reported at about 0450 BST. | Police negotiators are at the incident which was reported at about 0450 BST. |
| BBC reporter Andy Martin, who was at the scene, said officers have automatic guns trained on the house. | |
| "I'm told that there are two men inside the house, which is bordered up in part with steel shutters, but it is possible to see someone through an upstairs window," he said. | |
| "But earlier suggestions that this was a very serious incident appear to be on the verge of being downgraded." | |
| The area has been cordoned off and people have been asked to remain in their houses. | The area has been cordoned off and people have been asked to remain in their houses. |