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An assailant with a knife forced employees at a Bristol gas station to hide inside a safe room after they entered the store.
Police and Somerset said one person was taken to hospital after leaving the gas station on Hengrove Road, adding that armed officers and negotiators were at the site.
The force added: “There is a man armed with a knife inside an oil shop.
A person left the scene and went to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, and armed officers and a negotiator were deployed to try to end the incident safely, and the public urged to avoid the area. 2/2
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“Staff are not infected inside a secure room and are in contact with officers.
“One person left the scene and went to the hospital with injuries he did not believe were life-threatening,” he said.
“Armed officers and a negotiator were deployed to try to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.
“Public members are urged to avoid the area.”
Police added that officers were called at 7:36 am on Thursday and arrived at the scene by 7:41 am.
The accident also caused significant delays to bus services in the area.
First West of England tweeted that bus services are late and services are “ending and starting their journey from the Skills Center until further notice”.
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