Police in Gallarta, Vizcaya, have arrested a man who has been holed up in his home for several hours armed with a gun and allegedly threatening to shoot his wife and daughter.
At around 03:00, the man barricaded himself inside his home in plaza Eusko Gudariak, Gallarta, with his wife and daughter, allegedly threatening to kill them. The wife and daughter managed to escape at around 09:00 and alerted the police.
The area was sealed off and eventually the man was persuaded to put down his gun and come out of the house. He had apparently been drinking and consuming drugs.