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SINGAPORE \u2013 A man was arrested for carrying an offensive weapon in public following a 2\u00bd-hour stand-off with the police in the wee hours of Nov 5, after he locked himself in his flat in Ang Mo Kio.<\/p>\n
In a media reply, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 420 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 at about 12.20am.<\/p>\n
When the officers arrived, they found that a 64-year-old man had locked himself in his flat, and they assessed that he might have posed a danger to himself.<\/p>\n
The police added that officers from the Crisis Negotiation Unit and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to the incident.<\/p>\n
SCDF said it received a call for assistance at about 12.50am.<\/p>\n
It deployed one safety life air pack. Rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were also on standby as a precaution.<\/p>\n
The man was arrested after police officers entered the flat at about 2.50am. A knife was seized.<\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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