A man has been arrested after he was involved in a stand-off with armed police on a residential street in a Welsh town.
Police arrived at Williams Terrace in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, shortly after 9am on Friday morning. They were responding to reports of a man armed with a knife making threats.
Armed officers attended the scene and a 20-year-old man was located nearby. He has been arrested, both in connection with the incident in Williams Terrace and on suspicion of an assault that happened elsewhere earlier on Friday.
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A spokesman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We were called to reports of a man making threats while in possession of a knife in Williams Terrace, Burry Port, at around 9.10am.
“Officers, including an armed response unit, attended and located the man at a nearby property.
“Following a brief stand-off a 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident, as well as an assault at a different location earlier this morning."
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