Officers used tasers to subdue gunman holding
victim hostage in penthouse
Man entered exclusive Grape & Olive
restaurant in Swansea at around 4pm
Residents trapped inside luxury flats of
29-story tower by armed police
Two-hour siege ended as Villarreal arrived at
the Marriot Hotel next door
South Wales Police say incident ended
peacefully and no one was injured
Armed police stormed the tallest
building in Wales yesterday ending a two-hour siege and freeing a hostage.
Officers used tasers to subdue a lone
gunman who had been holding his victim in the penthouse restaurant of The
Meridian Tower in Swansea, South Wales.
The drama began shortly after 4pm when
the man entered the exclusive Grape & Olive restaurant carrying a handgun.
Residents were trapped inside their
luxury flats in the 29-storey tower as armed police cordoned off the building
and evacuated diners from the top-floor restaurant.
Paramedics wearing protective clothing
and helmets were seen entering the tower around 5pm.
Police told around 60 locals who had
gathered to watch the siege to ‘move out of sight of the tower’ as the police
helicopter circled the upper floors.
The siege lasted for around two hours
while a police negotiator entered the tower alongside armed police and talked
to the gunman.
