By Mike McCarthy, North Of England Correspondent
Police in Greater Manchester are involved in a stand-off with a man armed with a crossbow.
The siege began at 8.30pm last night after the 31-year-old man is thought to have barricaded himself into his house and threatened police officers and social workers.
Police negotiators have arrived and streets around the address at North Lonsdale Street, in Gorse Hill close to the Manchester United stadium.
Neighbour Kathryn Sherden said the on-going operation had frightened people nearby who had been given little or no information about what was happening.
"I would have preferred the police to tell us there was an incident going on. My daughter has walked past on her way to school. If I'd known I'd have taken her myself. It terrified me."
Superintendent Simon Retford said: "We do not believe that anyone in the address is there under duress but our priority at the moment is to ensure that we reach a peaceful conclusion to this incident, and that this man gets the appropriate support he needs from our partner agencies.
"I would reassure the local community not to be overly alarmed by what is happening as highly trained officers are currently dealing with this incident.
"We have put a cordon in place around the house as part of the co-ordinated police response that is normally implemented when an incident of this nature occurs.
"As part of this, a small number of officers who are there are armed, but the main focus of our efforts is through the negotiating team.
"We are working closely with the local authority to minimise any disruption to the community and thank them for their support.
"Officers have been on the ground to offer reassurance to local people."
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