Man Held After Glasgow Restaurant Siege

A 38-year-old man has been detained following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre.

Officers evacuated Amarone Restaurant and the surrounding buildings after being called to reports of a man "acting suspiciously" at around 3.45pm.

A number of roads around Nelson Mandela Place were also closed as specialist police negotiators, armed officers and a Royal Navy bomb disposal unit were dispatched to the scene.

Strathclyde Police confirmed the individual was detained at around 11.45pm after officers made their way into the basement level restaurant. He was taken to hospital for checks.

Officers evacuated the restaurant and surrounding buildings as a "precaution" after being called late on Friday afternoon.

During the stand-off, a Royal Navy bomb disposal unit arrived at the scene.

The incident involved one man who was contained alone inside the premises, a police spokeswoman added.

Negotiators had been speaking to the suspect over a megaphone at the scene before he was arrested.