Armed police and dog units storm bus in Southampton city centre and arrest two children, 12 and 13, in scenes compared to ‘Hollywood movie’
Passengers were left shocked after armed police stormed a bus in Southampton and arrested two children in scenes that resembled a ‘Hollywood movie’.
A Bluestar bus boarded on Bernard Street in the city center at around 6.30pm on Sunday.
Two children, aged 12 and 13, have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place, Hampshire Police said.
Officers were called after reports of a person with a large knife on International Way.
Dog units and armed police were seen stopping the bus before storming it to arrest two suspects (Google Street View of a Bluestar bus on Bernard Street)
A Bluestar bus boarded on Bernard Street in the city center at around 6.30pm on Sunday (pictured)
The person was also reportedly part of a larger group that boarded the bus.
Dog units and armed police were seen stopping the bus before storming it to arrest two suspects.
An eyewitness told the Southern daily echo that the incident was like a Hollywood movie.
David Bally, 62, told the newspaper: ‘It’s one thing to see a police dog unit, it’s another to see armed police with automatic weapons stopping a bus in broad daylight, it’s usually something you see in movies sees.
‘I saw two dog units and a police officer in an unmarked car waiting just behind the bus before two marked police vans drove onto the road, positioned themselves in front of the bus, before everyone got out and moved inside or just outside. the bus.
“There was someone on the top deck who was brought down before he was handcuffed, it was quite alarming.”
But Mr Bally added that police did not point their weapons at anyone.
Hampshire Police said the 12-year-old was released and the 13-year-old remained in custody.
An eyewitness told the Southern Daily Echo that the incident looked like something out of a Hollywood movie (Google Street View of Bernard Street)
A police spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at around 6.30pm to a report that a person had been seen with a large knife on International Way, Southampton.
‘The person was part of a larger group boarding a bus to the city centre.
‘Officers stopped them in Bernardstraat and arrested two people. They also found a knife.
‘A 12-year-old and 13-year-old boy, both from Southampton, were arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife or sharp pointed object in a public place.
‘The 12-year-old has been released from police custody but remains under investigation, while the 13-year-old remains in custody at this time.’
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