
Gareth Hanna
Chief Audience Editor at Belfast Telegraph
#YNWA / Chief Audience Editor at @BelTel / Views all mine and subject to change at will.
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1 month ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna |Kurtis Reid
On Sunday just before 9.30pm, it was reported that a man with a gun was at a High Street business. Videos posted to social media show PSNI armed response officers approach a man with weapons drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to the man in a taxi company's doorway to drop a gun. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran who had served tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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1 month ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna
Police have been praised for their work in detaining a man following the incident which took place on Sunday evening. Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs.
Bangor: Public warned over ‘distressing’ video as armed man detained after major incident in Co Down
1 month ago |
sundayworld.com | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna
Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired.
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1 month ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna
Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired.
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1 month ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Gareth Hanna |Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott
Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired. Alliance MLA Connie Egan told Radio Ulster: “My understanding is the shots fired were PSNI warning shots, which is the appropriate thing to do in that situation.
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