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Zombie film mistaken for axe attack in Harrogate Zombie film mistaken for axe attack in Harrogate
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A suspected axe attack in Harrogate turned out to be teenagers making a zombie film, police have said.A suspected axe attack in Harrogate turned out to be teenagers making a zombie film, police have said.
Officers went to Prince of Wales Mansions at about 15:20 GMT after a woman called 999, reporting that three boys with an axe were standing over another boy who was covered in blood.Officers went to Prince of Wales Mansions at about 15:20 GMT after a woman called 999, reporting that three boys with an axe were standing over another boy who was covered in blood.
Police found the youths, who said they were filming a scene using fake blood.Police found the youths, who said they were filming a scene using fake blood.
North Yorkshire Police said after officers spoke the teenagers, "the incident was stood down". North Yorkshire Police said after officers spoke to the teenagers, "the incident was stood down".
A force spokesman said the boys "had been making a zombie film and they'd been outside".A force spokesman said the boys "had been making a zombie film and they'd been outside".
He said they had explained that "one of them had got red all over him [and was] covered in fake blood."He said they had explained that "one of them had got red all over him [and was] covered in fake blood."