Man charged over crossbow incident at Glasgow medical institution

A 29-year-old guy has been charged over an incident with a crossbow on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Police had been had been referred to as at about 06:30 on Friday after safety workforce avoided a person getting into the construction with the weapon.

Firearms officials had been despatched to the scene and a person used to be arrested. The weapon used to be now not discharged and there have been no accidents.

The 29-year-old is because of seem at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde stated the medical institution’s atrium have been closed for a short while and visitors across the medical institution have been briefly diverted.

A spokesperson stated: “There was no disruption to any of our services”.