UPDATE: Armed police surround house in Edenfeld after stand-off with officers

DOZENS of armed police surrounded a house in Edenfield after a stand-off with officers.

Police and paramedics received a call at around 2pm yesterday to a house in Bury Road after a domestic incident.

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The road was closed for a number of hours and several officers with dogs and weapons surrounded the house.

Inspector Dave Wilson said the police had been attempting to arrest a man in the house.

He said there had been no immediate danger to the public.

An Edenfield resident said: “I saw a fleet of police cars through the village and head to Bury Road.

“There were lots of police with weapons, dogs and paramedics around this house.”

The road re-opened at around 5pm.