Twenty customers trapped inside pub surrounded by armed police in ‘siege’

Around 20 patrons are trapped inside a pub in the UK when armed police shut down the surrounding area.

A staff member at The Lair, in Hull, said customers were told to “get in” and stay away from windows.

It has since closed the shutters and blinds around the main window at the front of the pub, reports Mirror.co.uk.

He said: “Customers went to see what was happening outside the front and the police yelled at them: ‘Come in, come in. Get away from the windows. ‘

“So I closed the main shutters and closed the blinds and pushed everyone away from the windows.”

Roads in the area had been blocked with a large police presence there, locals said.

A witness told HullLive: “A bunch of armed cops showed up and sealed the other apartment block out front near the end of town.

“There are about 20 police cars, armed police everywhere, it is isolated from Park Street to two blocks from Cambridge Street flats to the city and all other streets near St Lukes Street, almost all recorded” .

Another witness described trying to walk past the scene and being told by armed officers to “get the shit back.”

A witness standing near Paragon Square said: “They strictly don’t allow people to go down there.

“It is very quiet, but cars are being pushed back and blocking nearby streets.”

Humberside Police said: “Anlaby Road in Hull is currently closed between Ferensway and Park Street as police are dealing with an ongoing incident.

“We ask people to avoid the area to help us bring the incident to a safe conclusion.