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Man with gun is arrested at Debenhams shop in Belfast | Man with gun is arrested at Debenhams shop in Belfast |
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Police have arrested a man, reported to have been armed with a shotgun, at a shop in Belfast city centre. | Police have arrested a man, reported to have been armed with a shotgun, at a shop in Belfast city centre. |
The incident happened at the Debenhams store in the Castle Court shopping centre in Royal Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. | The incident happened at the Debenhams store in the Castle Court shopping centre in Royal Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. |
Police said they had received a report of a man acting suspiciously at business premises at Royal Avenue. | Police said they had received a report of a man acting suspiciously at business premises at Royal Avenue. |
They said one man in his 20s had been arrested. It is understood tasers were drawn by police but not used. | They said one man in his 20s had been arrested. It is understood tasers were drawn by police but not used. |
In a statement, Debenhams confirmed that a man had been arrested at its store in Royal Avenue. | |
"We take the safety of our employees and customers extremely seriously and the authorities were called as soon as our security staff became suspicious," a Debenhams spokesperson said. |