Swansea, Wales, UK. 8th August, 2014. Pictured: Villareal footballers arrive to the nearby Marriott Hotel which had also been cordonned off by the police. Friday 08 August 2014 Re: South Wales Police can confirm that a hostage situation on the twenty-eighth floor of the Meridian Tower in Swansea Marina, has ended peacefully with no serious injuries. Officers were called to the building at 4pm on Friday, 8 August, after a man was taken hostage inside a public area of the building, by another man who was in possession of a firearm. Credit: D Legakis/Alamy Live News

Swansea, Wales, UK. 8th August, 2014. Pictured: Villareal footballers arrive to the nearby Marriott Hotel which had also been cordonned off by the police. Friday 08 August 2014 Re: South Wales Police can confirm that a hostage situation on the twenty-eighth floor of the Meridian Tower in Swansea Marina, has ended peacefully with no serious injuries. Officers were called to the building at 4pm on Friday, 8 August, after a man was taken hostage inside a public area of the building, by another man who was in possession of a firearm. Credit:  D Legakis/Alamy Live News Stock Photo
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Swansea, UK. Friday 08 August 2014 Pictured: Villareal footballers arrive to the nearby Marriott Hotel which had also been cordonned off by the police. Friday 08 August 2014 Re: South Wales Police can confirm that a hostage situation on the twenty-eighth floor of the Meridian Tower in Swansea Marina, has ended peacefully with no serious injuries. Officers were called to the building at 4pm on Friday, 8 August, after a man was taken hostage inside a public area of the building, by another man who was in possession of a firearm. Specialist resources were dispatched to the scene, including the police helicopter, armed response officers, and a trained police negotiator. After approximately two hours, a tactical response team discharged taser to subdue the man and detain him. A handgun has been recovered from the scene. Nobody was seriously injured as a result of the incident.