Hull city centre is in police lockdown after a man was seen with a meat cleaver and spraying petrol at two busy banks.

Witness said the man went into branches of the Santander and Barclays in the city centre and “sprayed petrol”. He was also reported to be carrying a cleaver.

Staff were reported to be screaming that the man had a bomb.

Minutes later a man was wrestled to the ground by police after being repeatedly Tasered at the Paragon railway station.

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A large number of Humberside Police officers are in the town centre and a number of shops and businesses have been evacuated.

Buses have been stopped from entering the city centre and it is understood Hull Paragon Station has also been sealed off.

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Police said one man has been arrested. It is believed he was Tasered at Paragon railway station before being arrested. Officers were standing by with a fire extinguisher as police pinned the man to the ground.

He has been taken from the scene by ambulance. There are no immediate reports of other injuries.

One witness told Hull Live: “A man ran in to Paragon Square station with a meat cleaver and the police soon arrived and told him to drop it, but he refused so they tasered him five times."

A Humberside Police spokesman said: "Officers and emergency crews have been at an incident on King Edward St in Hull where a man has been arrested.

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“The area is currently cordoned off. We advise that you avoid the area. No one has been hurt. We will provide more information when available."

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