Man arrested after Bristol petrol station staff taken hostage at knifepoint

Two-hour siege in which staff hid in safe room ends with officers leading away man in his 50s dressed in black

A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after staff were taken hostage at knifepoint at a petrol station in Bristol.

The man, dressed entirely in black, was seen being led away in handcuffs by officers after a two-hour siege within the Esso station on Hengrove Way in the south of the city.