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| Armed police respond to Hucknall snooker club 'gunman' | Armed police respond to Hucknall snooker club 'gunman' |
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| Reports of a gunman at a snooker club have led to an area of a town centre in Nottinghamshire being cordoned off. | |
| Officers were called to the Spot On 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 Spot On Snooker Club on Vine Terrace in Hucknall at about 14:40 GMT after a man was said to be "acting suspiciously". |
| After more than seven hours two women who were thought to be hiding in the club emerged unharmed, say police. | After more than seven hours two women who were thought to be hiding in the club emerged unharmed, say police. |
| A man claiming to be the gunman told reporters who called the club: "It's none of your business why I'm here." | A man claiming to be the gunman told reporters who called the club: "It's none of your business why I'm here." |
| 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." |
| 'Extremely distressed' | 'Extremely distressed' |
| At 22:00 GMT officers said they were "in direct negotiations" with the man inside the club. | At 22:00 GMT officers said they were "in direct negotiations" with the man inside the club. |
| They said two women were "extremely distressed but uninjured" and had "been guided to safety". | They said two women were "extremely distressed but uninjured" and had "been guided to safety". |
| Vine Street was also closed by police. | Vine Street was also closed by police. |
| Children at nearby Beardall Street Primary School were sent home with a police escort and people were told not to leave the Byron Cinema because it was not safe. | Children at nearby Beardall Street Primary School were sent home with a police escort and people were told not to leave the Byron Cinema because it was not safe. |
| Ria Cash, who was trapped inside the cinema, said: "It was exciting to start with but it is getting quite stressful in here now. | Ria Cash, who was trapped 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." | "We have seen armed police, several vans and ambulances coming through and there's got to be about 30 to 40 police around." |
| Police asked people to remain indoors and avoid the area. | Police asked people to remain indoors and avoid the area. |
| Residents unable to get to their homes have been told by the force to find temporary accommodation or go to Hucknall Leisure Centre. | Residents unable to get to their homes have been told by the force to find temporary accommodation or go to Hucknall Leisure Centre. |