Armed police have descended on a Scottish home due to a man armed with a crossbow.
Morris Crescent in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, has been put in lockdown as negotiaters deal with the incident.
The police were informed at 11am.
The force said a cordon has been put in place on the street “as a precaution”.
A woman is said to be inside the home, but is not believed to be being held against her will.
A Lanarkshire Police Division statement said: “Officers are currently dealing with an incident in Morris Crescent, Blantyre where a man is within a house in possession of a crossbow.
“Firearms officers, negotiators and uniformed officers are currently at the scene dealing with the incident and a cordon has been put in place as a precaution.”
More to follow.
Some kind of Incident going on in Blantyre, Helicopter, Armed Police and Riot Police all deployed
