Armed police respond to reports of a knife seen in Peterborough
Police have confirmed that they were called at just after 11am to reports of a knife having been seen in a vehicle outside a shop.
Two videos of the incident, posted by a witness, appeared online.
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Hide AdThe first appears to show a man being held up against the wall of the EuroPoli supermarket on Lincoln Road by four armed officers.
The second then shows a man walking out of the supermarket and being ordered to the ground by the same number of armed officers.
Police said no knife was found at the scene.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We had a report at 11.10am yesterday that a knife had been seen in a vehicle outside a shop in Bourges Boulevard.
“Officers went to the scene and carried out searches, but no knife was found.
“Two men were spoken to but no arrests were made.”