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Men brandish machete and bat in Hamilton

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Street disturbance: officers outside of Digicel on Church Street(Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

A man was arrested yesterday after an incident involving men wielding a baseball bat and a machete.

According to police spokesman Dwayne Caines, shortly after noon officers responded to a report of an altercation between two men outside of the Digicel Store near the junction of Queen Street and Church Street in Hamilton.

One of the suspects was reportedly brandishing a bat, while the second produced a bladed article believed to be a machete.

Despite the use of weapons, Mr Caines said that no injuries were reported.

One of the suspects was arrested shortly after the incident while police continued to search for the second man.

Witnesses or anyone with information are urged to contact the Bermuda Police Service on 295-0011.

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Emergency response: police on Church Street, Hamilton, where men brandished a machete and a baseball bat during an altercation yesterday(Photograph by Owain Johnston-Barnes)