Armed police swoop on West Sussex house amid reports of 'cache of weapons'
ARMED police have cordoned off a street in West Sussex after reports of firearms at a house.
Armed police on the scene in Worthing
Several police cars and firearm officers stormed to Salisbury Road in Worthing.
Reports suggest the road in the suburbs has been cordoned off.
It comes after Theresa May raised the terror threat level to imminent following the Manchester terror attack.
Onlookers spoke of their "shock" as the normally quiet suburban street was turned into a crime scene.
Police responded to reports of weapons in a house
Police have closed Salisbury Road in Worthing after a report a number of weapons had been seen in a property
A police spokesman said: “Police have closed Salisbury Road in Worthing after a report a number of weapons had been seen in a property.
"The report was received about midday on Thursday (May 25).
“Armed officers are in attendance at the property.”
Armed police conducting a raid on a property where a cache of weapons 'have been found'
A spokesman said the incident was not related to the terror bombing in Manchester.
Britain is on high alert after ISIS suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a nail bomb at the Arena on Monday night, killing 22 people and injuring more than 119 others.
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