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| Armed police seal off part of Hucknall, Nottingham | Armed police seal off part of Hucknall, Nottingham |
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| An area of Nottingham has been sealed off following reports of a gunman at a snooker club. | An area of Nottingham has been sealed off following reports of a gunman at a snooker club. |
| Officers were called to the Top Spot Snooker Club on Vine Terrace in Hucknall at about 14:40 GMT after a man was said to be "acting suspiciously". | Officers were called to the Top Spot Snooker Club on Vine Terrace in Hucknall at about 14:40 GMT after a man was said to be "acting suspiciously". |
| Vine Terrace and High Street have been closed off. | Vine Terrace and High Street have been closed off. |
| A man claiming to be the gunman told reporters who called the snooker club: "It's none of your business why I'm here." | A man claiming to be the gunman told reporters who called the snooker club: "It's none of your business why I'm here." |
| 'Quite stressful' | |
| Answering the phone to the Nottingham Post, the man said "I'm the guy with the gun. | Answering the phone to the Nottingham Post, the man said "I'm the guy with the gun. |
| "I'm not sure what happened. I'm on my own in here, everyone else just ran off. I'm going to go home in a minute and chill out and watch TV and that." | "I'm not sure what happened. I'm on my own in here, everyone else just ran off. I'm going to go home in a minute and chill out and watch TV and that." |
| Children at nearby Beardall Street Primary School were delayed going home and people were told by police not to leave the Byron Cinema because it was not safe. | Children at nearby Beardall Street Primary School were delayed going home and people were told by police not to leave the Byron Cinema because it was not safe. |
| Ria Cash, who is inside the cinema, said: "It was exciting to start with but it is getting quite stressful in here now. | |
| "We have seen armed police, several vans and ambulances coming through and there's got to be about 30 to 40 police around." | |
| Police have asked people to avoid the area. | Police have asked people to avoid the area. |
| A force representative said residents unable to get to their homes should find temporary accommodation or go to Hucknall Leisure Centre. |