Police standoff in Wigan
Trained negotiators in the UK were today continuing to talk to a man inside a house who is thought to be armed.
Police received reports that the man was refusing to leave the property in Wigan, Greater Manchester, at 12.40pm yesterday.
A second man is also in the house in Hereford Road, Hindley, and officers are also negotiating his release.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said it was understood the man may have access to firearms but denied a suggestion that the address had been doused in petrol.
The spokesman added: “Trained police negotiators are currently at the scene and are in discussion with the man, in order to ensure the incident is resolved safely and without injury to anyone involved.
“A cordon has been put in place while the incident is dealt with and a number of roads have also been closed.”
