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A man has been charged in Queensland after allegedly threatening bystanders and locking himself in a property for 10 hours, armed with what appeared to be a crossbow.
Police were forced to close several surrounding streets near the house in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, triggering a Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) emergency warning.
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Police were called to the incident on Arnhem Street around 4pm yesterday afternoon.
This morning, at around 2.30 am, the siege came to a peaceful end, with the 46-year-old man surrendering to police.
He was taken to hospital for assessment shortly after.
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This afternoon, the man was charged with threatening violence, willful damage and seriously assaulting police.
He will appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Source: 9News
