Police arrest suspected armed man following incident in English town

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they had arrested a man after armed officers responded to reports that of a suspect brandishing weapons on the balcony of a block of apartments in Chatham, Kent, southeast England.

Footage on social media had appeared to show a man shooting randomly in various directions from an apartment at the top of a housing block.

"Members of the public reported seeing a man on a balcony with weapons and patrols, including armed officers, attended the scene," Kent Police said in a statement.

"The police helicopter was also deployed and a man in 30s has now been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences."

The statement said officers had discovered four suspected imitation firearms at the scene.

(Reporting by Michael Holden, editing by Estelle Shirbon)