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Guns allegedly seized after Queensland siege

Allanah Sciberras and Adam Vidler

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Several guns have been seized after a four-hour siege in Queensland.

An emergency declaration was made at Donnybrook north of Brisbane about 6.44am, with boundaries established on Ann Street, Maud Street, Fisherman Drive, Alice Street and Mary Street.

Police were called to an address within the exclusion zone about an hour earlier, with specialist police negotiating with a man inside a property.

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Several guns have been seized after a four-hour siege in Queensland.An emergency declaration was made at Donnybrook north of Brisbane about 6.44am, with boundaries established on Ann Street, Maud Street, Fisherman Drive, Alice Street and Mary Street.

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Negotiators eventually talked the man into surrendering "without incident" after four hours.

"During the incident the male person is alleged to have produced a firearm and behaved in a threatening manner to his partner," Senior Sergeant Jeff Lansdown said.

Several guns were seized after the surrender, police said.

Nobody was injured during the operation.

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