Asian
Express OCTOBER 4TH EDITION 2013
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Yorkshire
TERRIFIED: Paragon Pizza owner, Razaul Karim, was one of three men detained by police
CRUEL PRANK Innocent take away staff arrested and detained by police after hoax call By Ashley Grint ashley@asianexpress.co.uk
Armed police shutdown one of Knaresborough’s busiest high streets and locked pupils in school last week as a vicious ‘hoax call’ caused chaos in the North Yorkshire town. On Wednesday 16th October, Police received a phone call
stating there was an “immediate threat to members of the public” at the Paragon pizza takeaway. Dozens of officers, armed with submachine guns and baton round launchers arrived at the scene to detain three staff members outside the establishment, whilst a fourth was handcuffed moments later. However, after a search of the
individuals and the premises, the report was labeled a ‘cruel prank’ which had been targeted at the innocent staff. Now, the Paragon employees have told the Asian Express about the horrendous ordeal they were put through, despite not doing anything wrong.
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