A five-hour siege involving a man at a south Canberra petrol station caused traffic disruption this morning before ending in a peaceful arrest.
Officers were called to the scene shortly after 2:00am after a man began making threats of self-harm outside the BP service station in Phillip.
By 7:00am police cars were parked at every corner, with firefighters also at the scene.
During the siege the man was seen standing at the petrol bowser, rocking, while two police officers spoke to him from a distance at the side of the road.
Traffic was diverted from several directions as three roads were closed.
A police spokesman said officers were determined to resolve the situation as safely as possible.
Shortly before 8:00am, the man was seen kneeling and placing his hands on his head.
Officers handcuffed the man and took him away in a police van.
Roads have since been re-opened.
