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Armed officers attend flats siege

Siege
The two men have barricaded themselves in flats

Armed police have been called to a siege at a block of flats in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

A police spokesman said two men are thought to have barricaded themselves inside two properties.

A police officer at the scene in Southtown Road said a 23-year-old woman had been taken to hospital with minor head injuries.

The building has been evacuated and a cordon has been set up. Six armed police officers are at the scene.

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