"Armed police were scrambled to Ealing and a street evacuated after a man believed to be in possession of knives was seen with what was feared was a grenade. Police were called at 9.50am to Venetia Road when the alarm was raised amid concern for the welfare of a man. Specialist officers and negotiators were sent to the scene to engage with the man in his 60s inside a residential property who it was believed had knives."
"The man was seen to be in possession of an object claimed to be a grenade. The device was not viable but as a precaution Venetia Road was evacuated. At around 3.30pm on Tuesday, 13 January, the man was detained safely and arrested on suspicion of affray, the Metropolitan Police said. He has been taken to hospital for a mental health assessment. The incident is not being treated as terror-related and it is understood no-one was injured."
Armed police were scrambled to Venetia Road in Ealing after a man was believed to be in possession of knives and an object feared to be a grenade. The alarm was raised at 9.50am amid concern for the welfare of the man, prompting specialist officers and negotiators to engage with a man in his 60s inside a residential property. The object claimed to be a grenade proved not viable and Venetia Road was evacuated as a precaution. At around 3.30pm on 13 January the man was detained and arrested on suspicion of affray and taken to hospital for a mental health assessment. The incident is not being treated as terror-related and no-one was injured.
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