Two arrested in Skegness after suspected firearms incident

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Two handcuffed men
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Two handcuffed men were driven away from the scene in a police van at about 11:30 GMT on Wednesday

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after an incident at a property in Skegness.

Armed police were called to Tennyson Green in the town at about 23:30 GMT on Tuesday after reports of men carrying a firearm, Lincolnshire Police said.

Officers said the neighbouring Richmond School was closed during the incident.

The two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate and remain in custody, according to police.

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Armed police were called to an incident at Tennyson Green in Skegness at about 23:30 GMT on Tuesday

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