A 45-year-old man has been charged following a bomb hoax and a 27-hour siege in a Norfolk village.
Carl Smith, of Coast Road in Hopton, has been charged with one count of communicating false information namely a bomb hoax, one count of making threats to damage property, and one count of wasting police time.
It comes after a 27-hour standoff with police which began at 11.30am on Wednesday at a home in the village, where officers were called following reports of threats made during an eviction attempt.
Specialist police teams, including trained negotiators and the drone unit, were deployed to the scene, along with other emergency services.
The road was closed during the incident.
A number of nearby houses as well as Hopton Church of England Primary School were evacuated as a precaution.
An arrest was made at around 2pm on Thursday.
Smith has been remanded in custody to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Saturday, November 7.
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