Armed police officers pull over vehicle on Sheffield Parkway

An eye-witness reported seeing 10 armed officers with police dogs stop a silver taxi-style minibus close to the junction with Derek Dooley Way at around 12.30pm today (Monday).

Another witness, Jenny Lapping, posted a picture from the scene on Twitter.

Her tweet explained: "Armed police on Sheffield Parkway. Man pulled from taxi #Sheffield #SYPolice No idea what that could be about!?"

Police have now left the scene but are yet to release details of the incident.