British police end hostage incident

LONDON: British police have ended an armed hostage-taking at a leisure complex in central England, the BBC reported on Sunday. The BBC quoted the chief executive of MFA Bowl, which owns the bowling alley where the gunman took two staff members hostage, as saying police had stormed the building and ended the siege. Warwickshire police in central England said earlier on Twitter: “Officers are dealing with ongoing incident at Bermuda Park, Nuneaton and confirm this incident is unconnected to any terrorist activity.” Mehdi Afshar, chief executive of MFA Bowl which owns the alley, told Sky News that a man had taken two members of staff hostage at the complex, which includes a cinema, a gym and several restaurants.