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Armed police raid house as person with weapon is spotted near Magic Roundabout

byDaniel Jae Webb
22 December 2017 | 5.46pm
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Police were seen to raid a house in Swindon in the early hours of this morning, after they received reports of a person armed with a weapon – possibly a gun – near the Magic Roundabout.

Half a dozen officers equipped with firearms entered a home on County Road at around 5am.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police confirmed that they attended the incident.

“Officers were called just before 5am today to reports that a weapon had been seen in this area.

“However, when we arrived and after a search of a property no weapon was found.”

The police did not confirm what type of weapon was sighted.

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