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Sussex armed police incident - Two men arrested and taken to hospital

Armed police dealt with an incident in East Sussex yesterday evening (Wednesday, May 20).

Pictures of a large police presence in Whitehawk Road, Brighton emerged last night, with ambulances also seen on the road, which was partially blocked. In a statement on Thursday morning, Sussex Police confirmed it was attending reports of an altercation between two men, shortly after 5pm. A spokesperson said: “Officers attended and the two men were both arrested on suspicion of affray. They were taken to hospital for treatment before being taken into custody, where they remain at this stage. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to report it online or call 101, quoting serial 1066 of 20/05.”