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Armed police detain men at gunpoint on roundabout near Coate Water

byDaniel Jae Webb
23 May 2020 | 6.56pm
Armed police detain men at gunpoint on roundabout near Coate Water
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Armed police were seen detaining men at gunpoint on a roundabout in Swindon this evening.

Officers swarmed the junction near to the Coate Water Country Park entrance as they responded to the incident – thought to have involved weapons – at around 5pm.

At least two men could be seen lying on the floor with firearms pointed at them as the road roundabout was partly closed off by local police officers.

A drugs dog was used to search a silver taxi involved in the incident, but the vehicle and the driver were free to leave the scene a short time later.

The exact nature of the incident is unknown; we’ve approached Wiltshire Police for comment.

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