‘Acid attacker’ seizes bus and holds driver and passengers hostage
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An ‘acid-armed man’ who held a bus driver and passengers hostage with a corrosive substance has been arrested by police, after they stormed the automobile and stripped him on the street.
Emergency providers, together with Metropolitan Police’s Territorial Support Group, clad in blue chemical fits, have been referred to as to the scene in Croydon at 8.30pm yesterday.
The incident started when a person, reported to be in his late 30s, boarded a 109 bus in Brixton and subsequently began smoking, when he was confronted by passengers.
The scenario escalated shortly when the person took out a bottle of what’s believed to be a corrosive substance.
A 3-hour stand-off befell between police and the ‘acid-armed man’. It is known passengers left the bus and the substance had not been thrown at anybody and no person had been reported injured.
The man might be seen being wearing an orange jumpsuit, earlier than being strapped to a gurney and brought to hospital for medical evaluations
Emergency providers, together with officers in specialised blue chemical fits have been referred to as to the scene in Croydon
Following the arrest, chemical consultants have been referred to as to the scene to evaluate the substance
Police detained the topic who might be seen being wearing an orange jumpsuit, earlier than being strapped to a gurney and brought to hospital for medical evaluations.
Following the arrest, chemical consultants have been referred to as to the scene to evaluate the substance.
The space from Brigstock Road right down to Thornton Heath Garage was cordoned off and a security perimeter was put in place to include the scenario and stop any hurt to the general public.
The Metropolitan Police issued a press release urging individuals to keep away from the realm and requested pedestrians and drivers to hunt different routes.
Emergency providers assessing the person who was taken to hospital for medical evaluations
A police cordon has been put in place as negotiations between emergency providers and the person continued
The Metropolitan Police issued a press release urging individuals to keep away from the realm and requested pedestrians and drivers to hunt different routes
The motivations behind the person’s actions are unclear.
In a press release, Croydon police mentioned: ‘There is at the moment a police presence in London Road, Thornton Heath.
‘We have been referred to as to the situation shortly after 8.30pm to reviews of a person threatening bus passengers with an unknown substance. The substance has not been thrown at anybody and no person is injured.
‘All passengers and the driving force have left the bus. ‘
