September 11, 2016

Armed men entered a temple in Leamington Spa



  Leamington temple
According to BBC NEWS, police confirmed that  A group of men carrying "bladed weapons" are occupying a temple in Leamington Spa,.

Warwickshire Police said about 20 or 30 men entered the temple, on Tachbrook Drive, at about 06:45 BST on Sunday.

Officers are inside the temple attempting to negotiate with the group.


A force spokesman said it was being treated as "an aggravated trespass" stemming from "the escalation of a local dispute" and was not a terrorist incident.

A police cordon is currently in force around the temple while officers and religious leaders try to end the stand-off.

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