Moment armed police stormed house after 'taxi driver threatened with gun'
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A man got into the car on and pointed a weapon – described as a ‘hand gun’ – at the driver and told him to drive
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Dramatic pictures show the moment armed police stormed a property in Hyde after a 'taxi driver was threatened with a gun'.
Pictures show scores of officers who appeared to be armed with guns piling into a house in the Bradley Green Road area on Sunday afternoon.
The response comes after police were called to reports of a taxi driver being threatened with a gun just under two miles from Bradley Green Road.
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Police were called at around 2.40pm on Sunday 7 February to a report of a taxi driver being threatened with a gun on Thornley Street, Hyde.
Initial enquiries established a man got into the car on Acresfield Road and pointed a weapon – described as a ‘hand gun’ – at the driver and told him to drive the vehicle before getting out of the car on Thornley Street.
The driver wasn’t injured but was understandably shaken by the incident, Greater Manchester Police has confirmed.
Enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have been made.
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