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Watch: A quick video of the scene courtesy of Loft Photography

Armed police surrounded a Sikh temple in Leamington after a group of men with swords stormed the building.

Up to 30 men are believed to have entered the Gurdwara Sahib in Tachbrook Park Drive just before 7am.

Warwickshire Police said the incident was being treated as an “aggravated trespass” and that it was part of an “ongoing local dispute”.

It is thought the protest was in relation to a mixed race wedding.

Police negotiators and local religious leaders have gone into the building in a bid to bring the confrontation to a peaceful conclusion.

A spokesman for the force added: “We believe that some of the men are in possession of bladed items and as such armed officers have been deployed to the scene.

(Image: Perry Phillips)

“Officers are inside the temple to negotiate a peaceful resolution.

“We would like to reassure people that this is not being treated as a terrorist incident.

“There are also religious leaders in the temple working with officers to negotiate a peaceful resolution.

“There are police cordons in place around the temple and we would ask that people avoid the immediate area while the incident is resolved.”

As a result of the incident the B4087 Tachbrook Park Drive is closed in both directions between the Queensway junction and the Heathcote Lane junction.