Passengers had been left shocked after armed police stormed a bus in Southampton and arrested two youngsters, in scenes resembling a ‘Hollywood film’.
A Bluestar bus was boarded at round 6.30pm on Sunday on Bernard Road within the metropolis centre.
Two youngsters, aged 12 and 13, had been arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place, Hampshire Police mentioned.
Officers had been known as after stories of an individual with a big knife in Worldwide Manner.
Canine models and armed police had been seen stopping the bus earlier than storming it to arrest two suspects (Google Road View of a Bluestar bus on Bernard Road)
A Bluestar bus was boarded at round 6.30pm on Sunday on Bernard Road within the metropolis centre (inventory photograph)
The individual was additionally reportedly half of a bigger group which boarded the bus.
Canine models and armed police had been seen stopping the bus earlier than storming it to arrest two suspects.
One eyewitness informed the Southern Each day Echo that the incident was like a Hollywood film.
David Bally, 62, informed the paper: ‘It is one factor to see a police canine unit, it is one other factor to see armed police with automated weapons pull over a bus in broad daylight, it is often one thing you see in movies.
‘I noticed two canine models and a police officer in an unmarked automotive ready simply behind the bus earlier than two marked police vans got here down the street, positioned themselves in entrance of the bus, earlier than everybody bought out and made their manner both onto or simply exterior the bus.
‘There was somebody sat on the highest deck who appeared to get taken downstairs earlier than being handcuffed, it was fairly alarming.’
However Mr Bally added that the police weren’t pointing their weapons at anybody.
Hampshire Police mentioned the 12-year-old was launched from custody beneath investigation and the 13-year-old remained in custody.
One eyewitness informed the Southern Each day Echo that the incident was like a Hollywood film (Google Road View of Bernard Road)
A spokeswoman for the power mentioned: ‘We had been known as round 6.30pm to a report of an individual having been seen with a big knife in Worldwide Manner, Southampton.
‘The individual was half of a bigger group, who boarded a bus into the town centre.
‘Officers stopped them in Bernard Road and arrested two individuals, additionally they recovered a knife.
‘A 12-year-old and 13-year-old boy, each from Southampton, had been arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.
‘The 12-year-old has been launched from police custody however stays beneath investigation, whereas the 13-year-old stays in custody presently.’
MailOnline contacted Bluestar for remark.
