Seige in San Sebastian

The Guardia Civil and the Policía Local in Almuñécar managed to difuse a violent situation in the Barrio de San Sebastian on Friday evening.

ALM Calle Papayas San SebastianA man in his 50’s had barricaded himself into his house on Calle Papayas, armed with a katana sword, threatening to kill anybody who tried to enter or end his own life.

After several hours of a stand off, a special-operations group belonging to the Guardia Civil were called out. The gathered officers had also requested the presence of an ambulance, just in case.

Fortunately, it all ended without violence and the man was taken to Hospital Santa Ana for a psychiatric evaluation.

Editorial note: Calle Papayas is the one straight across from the Al Ándalus Secondary School and runs through to the main Otívar road.

(News/Noticas: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)

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