‘Police incident’ in Briggate closes street in Leeds city centre

In a brief statement, Inrix said: “Duncan St closed both ways, heavy traffic due to police incident from Briggate to Cloth Hall St.”

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It comes as hundreds of people descended on the city center for the annual Leeds 10km race this morning. This is not believed to affect the route.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed the force was dealing with an incident but did not reveal any further information at this stage. More to come.