Two arrested after armed police seize machete in Luton

By Stewart Carr
Published 7th May 2020, 13:03 BST
Updated 8th May 2020, 18:36 BST
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Two people have been arrested after armed police seized a machete in Luton today.

A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: "We were called at approximately 10.55am this morning (Thursday, May 7) to reports of a man with a knife in a park in Blundell Road, Luton.

"Officers attended and two men were arrested, one on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and one on suspicion of possession of a bladed/ sharply pointed article in a public place.

"They have been taken to police custody for questioning.

"One machete and one knife were seized."