Six teens arrested in armed siege

A section of the Lower Bristol Road was cordoned off

Six teenagers have been arrested following an armed siege in Bath.

Armed police were called to St Peter's Terrace, Lower Bristol Road, at 1825 BST on Wednesday after a member of the public reported hearing shots fired.

Three further shots were fired, and three of the youths were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life at 2110 BST.

The other three teenagers barricaded themselves inside a flat before they too were arrested shortly afterwards.

The youths, two aged 18, two aged 17, one 16-year-old and a boy aged 15, are being questioned at Bath Police Station.

Officers recovered two air handguns from the flat.

A section of Lower Bristol Road, the main road linking Bath and Bristol, was closed for a number of hours while police negotiated with the group.