Salisbury man claiming to be ISIS member arrested by armed police
The incident happened in the Cathedral Close last night
Last updated 6th Apr 2021
On Monday around 7pm police received separate calls from members of the public in The Cathedral Close Salisbury, reporting a man who was claiming to be a member of ISIS.
He was found in Market Square and arrested by armed police officers for possession of drugs and public order offences.
Sergeant Ben Foster from Salisbury Community Police Team 2 said:
"Whilst the presence of armed officers carrying weapons in the Centre of Salisbury would have been alarming for people to witness it demonstrates our ability to quickly provide an appropriate response to incidents like this and conclude them safely with no risk to the public.
"On this occasion we have not identified any links to terrorism and are treating this as an isolated public order offence."
The man, from Salisbury, remains in custody pending further investigation.