Armed police were called to a village last night.

Officers attended a house in Upper Street, Leeds, where they found a man had suffered an injury.

He was taken by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to a London hospital for treatment.

The incident happened at 8.50pm last night.

Police said they were answering a call due to a concern for the welfare of a man at the address.

The armed officers attended as a precaution and were not needed.

A spokesman for SECAmb declined to give details of the patient's condition, saying it was a private matter.

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