Arrests after report of boys brandishing machetes
Police were called to the Green's Mill Park area in Sneinton on Wednesday
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Armed police were deployed after a report of two boys brandishing machetes in Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to the Green's Mill Park area in Sneinton at 12:43 BST on Wednesday.
The force said an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were found nearby and arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon - they both remain in custody.
Police said a machete was recovered by officers.
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