A tense standoff in Snodland, Kent, lasting over five hours, came to a peaceful conclusion on Thursday evening. The situation began to unfold around 3:00 PM when police received reports of a man brandishing a rifle from the top-floor window of a residential block on Holborough Road.

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The man, who had initially sparked a major police response, surrendered to the armed police just after 8:15 PM, bringing the standoff to an end without any injuries after the man was seen with a high powered air rifle being pointed out of the window

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