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UPDATE: Brisbane siege ends peacefully after lengthy stand-off
AAP
The siege has come to a peaceful end. (9NEWS) 9NEWS
A man who allegedly armed himself with a machete and barricaded himself inside a home south of Brisbane for more than 20 hours has surrendered.
Police negotiators worked through the night after declaring an emergency situation in Lorikeet Street, Inala, yesterday afternoon.
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Officers had been called to the street around lunchtime after residents reported a man had been making threats and damaging property.
The man had a machete and a hand gun, police allege, but had not made any threats against any person.
The emergency situation was lifted at 10am (AEST) on Sunday and police advised a 36-year-old man had been taken to hospital for assessment.
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