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Armed police surround van in Telford to arrest man over gun threat in Birmingham

Armed police arrested two men after spending the night hunting for a van in Telford.

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West Midlands Police "deployed assets" to the town at 11.30pm on Monday night to look for a vehicle believed to be used by a man wanted for alleged firearms offences.

The officers finally found the van in question, parked in the Foresters Arms in Madeley at 3am.