Man 'terrified' by armed police

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A man who was detained at gunpoint by armed police has spoken of his terrifying ordeal.

In a BBC Scotland interview, Scott McEwan said: "I kept protesting my innocence to anyone who would listen."

He was detained after an armed robbery at a branch of the Clydesdale Bank on Byres Road, in Glasgow, on Wednesday.

Mr McEwan was later released without charge and police have been hunting two men who changed clothes in a lane after the robbery.

A student used his mobile phone to capture the tense minutes when the visibly frightened man was ordered to approach armed police outside the guest house where he has been staying in Hillhead Street.

The exclusive video footage was made available on the BBC Scotland news website and Mr McEwan recalled his ordeal as he watched it being replayed in a studio on Thursday.

I was thinking about the people who have been shot accidentally like the Brazilian boy in London Scott McEwan

He said he was first alerted to the incident when he heard the police helicopter outside the guest house.

Mr McEwan said: "When I went outside the police told me to put my hands in the air. I really got a fright.

"They were pointing their guns at me and the police dogs were going mad. I started to cry.

"I can now imagine how people feel in robberies when they have guns pointed at them. At the time, I was thinking about the people who have been shot accidentally like the Brazilian boy in London."

About six police vehicles were sent to the robbery scene and a search of the wider area was launched after that.

Strathclyde Police said it had no comment to make on Mr McEwan's detention.

A spokesman said further enquiries had revealed that the suspects ran from the bank into Burgh Lane where they changed their clothes and got away in separate directions.

The first suspect was originally wearing a grey coloured waist length jacket with black patches on the shoulder, dark blue denims and a navy baseball cap.

Mr McEwan said he was left shaken by his ordeal

He changed into a dark zipper top and a black woollen hat and was last seen running from Burgh Lane back onto Byres Road.

The second suspect was wearing a black waist length jacket with a white trim at the bottom and edge of the sleeves, light blue denims and a dark coloured baseball cap with a white edge to the peak.

He changed into a royal blue fleece and tan coloured cap and was last seen running from Burgh Lane into Vinicombe Street.

No-one was injured during the incident.