Exercise becomes real for armed police
Armed police training in Wellington this morning were handily placed when a man with a gun was seen in the area.
The Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) were on a exercise near Aotea Quay at 8.23am, when a member of the public reported seeing a man with a firearm down the road in Kaiwharawhara.
The area was cleared, and no gunman was found, a police spokesman said.
The AOS exercise is continuing.
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