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Man Arrested After Armed Police Close Upper Parliament Street in Liverpool

Police say they responded to reports of a gun threat against occupants, with searches continuing after the road reopened.

Overview

  • Merseyside Police were called just after 8:45pm on Wednesday to a property on Upper Parliament Street in the L8 area.
  • Officers closed the road near the African Caribbean Centre, halting traffic with buses caught inside the cordon.
  • A man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and taken into custody, according to police.
  • No weapon has been found so far as officers searched the street with torches and entered nearby properties.
  • The road, which was shut during the response around Falkner Terrace, was later reopened as enquiries continued.