Tweet
2 June 2011
Last updated at 07:14 ET
A man believed to have a bomb strapped to his leg is staging a stand-off at a bank in Hertfordshire.
Police were called to the Co-op Bank in Market Street in the centre of Watford earlier after reports a man had entered the branch and was threatening staff.
He said he would set off the bomb and made demands, police said.
Officers have cordoned off a large area of the centre of the town and redirected traffic away from the scene, a police spokeswoman said.
"Specialist teams from Hertfordshire Constabulary including firearms officers are in attendance at the scene.
"A cordon has been put in place around the bank for understandable public safety reasons," the spokeswoman said.
Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed | Amazon Plugin | Settlement Statement | WordPress Tutorials
Police were called to the Co-op Bank in Market Street in the centre of Watford earlier after reports a man had entered the branch and was threatening staff.
He said he would set off the bomb and made demands, police said.
Officers have cordoned off a large area of the centre of the town and redirected traffic away from the scene, a police spokeswoman said.
"Specialist teams from Hertfordshire Constabulary including firearms officers are in attendance at the scene.
"A cordon has been put in place around the bank for understandable public safety reasons," the spokeswoman said.
Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed | Amazon Plugin | Settlement Statement | WordPress Tutorials