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Armed police have scrambled to a town in Wakefield after reports a man was “threatened with a gun.”

Officers were called in at 7.54pm yesterday evening (Tuesday, February 4) following the incident on Hill Top in Knottingley.

Police received a call from a man who reported being threatened with a gun on Hill Top in Knottingley. | Google/NW

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Police received a call from a man who reported being threatened with a gun.

“Armed officers were deployed and a short time later they arrested a man and woman at an address in Willow Park, Pontefract on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. A BB gun was also recovered.”

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A police helicopter was also reportedly deployed. Investigations into the incident are described as ongoing.

Hill Top Knottingley: Armed police and helicopter scramble after man 'threatened with gun' in Wakefield