City council meeting held up after knife arrest
A council meeting was delayed after reports of threatening behaviour outside Peterborough Town Hall on Monday
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A council meeting had to be delayed after reports of threatening behaviour outside a town hall, police said.
Cambridgeshire Police were called to Peterborough Town Hall in Bridge Street just before 16:00 GMT on Monday.
The city council's cabinet meeting was held up after the front entrance of the building had to be closed off.
Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a knife in a public place.
The man has since been released from police custody with a conditional caution, the (LDRS) said.
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