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Man detained after police hit with plates during rooftop siege

August 3, 2018

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A man has been detained after police were reportedly hit with plates during a rooftop siege in Manchester.

Officers responding to calls of an assault on Oldham Street were reportedly bomboarded by milk bottles, plates and liquid thrown from a second-floor window.

Greater Manchester Police cordoned off a section of the street after muliple police cars, vans and tactical support units arrived around 11.45am.

Riot police respond to a naked man, seemingly with a hostage, in an apartment on Oldham Street in Manchester city centre (Friday 3rd August 2018). Disclaimer: While Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd uses its' best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied. The publication of images is solely at your discretion. For terms and conditions see http://www.cavendish-press.co.uk/pages/terms-and-conditions.aspx — Police respond to an incident in Manchester (Picture: Cavendish Press/Ricky Champagne)

Eyewitnesses saw armed police rush into a three-storey building where a man was seen shouting out of the window.

Waiting police and ambulance crews took shelter behind their vehicles on the other side of a street before a fire engine was brought to the scene shortly before 1:30pm.

A police negotiator, along with a riot police officer and another crew member, were lifted to the level of the window in the fire engines cherry picker platform.

Mark Stevens, 26, said: I was in the area when all these police arrived.

It was scary but I didnt know what it was. Thankfully we got out before they put the cordon down but I hope it is sorted.

Annette Adams, 45 a carer from Oldham in Greater Manchester, said: Theres a guy who was been throwing things out of an apartment window but it must be something major for all of this police presence.