Neighbours said they were woken up to police shouting: 'Come out with your hands in the air!'
A spokesperson for the force said: “A male had had been seen with what appeared to be a handgun during the incident, and a female passer-by had been robbed of her mobile phone. The suspects left the scene in car.“Armed officers were deployed to the area to carry out enquiries with support from a National Police Air Service helicopter.
“Shortly before noon, firearms officers carried out an operation at an address in Broadlea Street, Bramley, and arrested two women, both aged in their twenties, in connection with the incident, and recovered a car. They remain in custody.Advertisement
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