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A toy gun meant for computer game shoot-’em-ups sparked an armed siege on a residential street.
Armed police officers surrounded a house in Spellow Lane, Walton, Liverpool, after a passer-by dialled 999, claiming that a man was wielding a firearm from the window. After a short stand-off, officers detained the suspect — and discovered that his weapon was a plastic games console gun.
