Norwich armed stand-off ends with arrest after eight hours Published duration 29 November 2015

image caption The police cordon was set up close to Norwich City's Carrow Road ground

Police have made an arrest following a stand-off in Norwich that lasted eight hours.

Officers were called to Argyle Street at 08:26 GMT after reports of a man making threats with a knife.

"The man moved into a nearby property where negotiators had resolved the situation by 16:30," police said.

Norwich City's ground is about 400m from the scene but the Premier League match against Arsenal, which kicked off at 16:15, was unaffected.

Norfolk Police negotiators succeeded in persuading the man to surrender and the police units were stood down, a spokesman said.

He had been in a distressed state before locking himself into the property, where officers later recovered a knife and other bladed weapons, he added.

Ch Supt Nick Davison said: "The area around the property was cordoned off for the safety of all involved, including local residents."

The force said a man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and affray.