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| Lewisham: Armed police at stand-off after man seen with knife | Lewisham: Armed police at stand-off after man seen with knife |
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| Armed police responded to reports of a man in a dressing gown brandishing a knife out of the window | |
| Armed police have been called to a stand-off in a flat above some shops in south-east London. | Armed police have been called to a stand-off in a flat above some shops in south-east London. |
| Pictures posted on social media showed a man brandishing a knife outside a third-floor window above shops in Lewisham High Street. | Pictures posted on social media showed a man brandishing a knife outside a third-floor window above shops in Lewisham High Street. |
| The Met Police said officers were "working to find out" whether anyone else was inside the property. | The Met Police said officers were "working to find out" whether anyone else was inside the property. |
| Lewisham High Street on the A20 remains closed while emergency services are at the scene. | Lewisham High Street on the A20 remains closed while emergency services are at the scene. |
| A branch of HSBC bank closed as a precaution as officers responded to a "disturbance" on Lewisham High Street | |
| Police said they were in conversation with a man in the flat above some shops | Police said they were in conversation with a man in the flat above some shops |
| A food retailer at Lewisham Market, who did not want to be named, said it had been going on since late morning. | A food retailer at Lewisham Market, who did not want to be named, said it had been going on since late morning. |
| "It's a waiting game. | "It's a waiting game. |
| "He's hiding himself around the corner because he knows they're pointing guns at him. At first nobody knew what was going on. | "He's hiding himself around the corner because he knows they're pointing guns at him. At first nobody knew what was going on. |
| "They keep moving the police cordon back," she added. | "They keep moving the police cordon back," she added. |
| A branch of HSBC opposite closed as a precaution, and the bank said no customers or staff were involved. | A branch of HSBC opposite closed as a precaution, and the bank said no customers or staff were involved. |
| The Met Police said officers were called to a disturbance at around 10:45 GMT. | The Met Police said officers were called to a disturbance at around 10:45 GMT. |
| A passer-by, Callum Fahim, said he saw a man leaning out of a third-floor window waving a large knife around. | A passer-by, Callum Fahim, said he saw a man leaning out of a third-floor window waving a large knife around. |
| "There are two armed police officers with a gun aimed at him, and they've been like that for a long time now. | "There are two armed police officers with a gun aimed at him, and they've been like that for a long time now. |
| "I can't see any signs of any negotiations or anything taking place. There's fire engines, police and ambulance. | "I can't see any signs of any negotiations or anything taking place. There's fire engines, police and ambulance. |
| "And now some police horses have turned up." | "And now some police horses have turned up." |
| With additional reporting from PA Media. | |
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