Overview
- Merseyside Police deployed to Seel Street on Saturday during inquiries to find a man reported missing.
- Police said the man made threats from inside a hotel room, which led officers to set up a containment as a safety step.
- A large cordon went up near the Ropewalks Hotel with armed and riot units, fire crews, a police dog team, and ambulance staff present.
- Reporters later saw armed officers inside the hotel and riot police leaving an upper-floor room as police began removing the cordon.
- Police have not announced any arrests or injuries, and they said inquiries into the incident continue.