Paintball guns seized by armed cops
ARMED police seized paintball guns from a group of men after being rushed to the West End.
The force had received a report of men firing a gun on a balcony at Harbour Terraces at around 8pm on Thursday.
An eyewitness who lives nearby said: “Three cars and two others came in. Armed officers went straight into the address on Glasgow Harbour Terraces.
“An officer stationed outside the building was stopping people passing.
“An officer stationed outside had a gun.”
Police have now confirmed paintball guns were seized and will be forensically examined.
Three men – aged 21, 22 and 22 – were “spoken to” by officers.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We received a report of men firing a gun.
“Officers attended, including specialist firearms officers, and enquiries were carried out to establish the circumstances.”