A man detained after armed police responded to an incident in Tameside has now been arrested, police have confirmed.

Police and paramedics initially received reports at around 6:40pm that a man, initially believed to have a knife, was 'behaving aggressively' in Victoria Park in Denton .

A bare-chested suspect was eventually tracked down at the junction of Ashton Road and Hyde Road, in the town centre.

A number of police resources, including armed officers and riot-trained tactical aid unit (TAU) officers, attended.

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A section of Ashton Road was closed whilst they dealt with the incident.

Video from the scene showed a suspect in the rear of a police van.

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