Man charged after siege
The Metropolitan Police has charged Michael Green, 48, with possession of a weapon, false imprisonment and making a bomb hoax after a siege in Tottenham Court Road, London.
Man remanded in custody after siege
The man charged over the siege in Tottenham Court Road in London, is Michael Green, 48, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
He has been charged with several offences: possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas or electrical incapacitating device; false imprisonment; making a bomb hoax; causing criminal damage and recklessly endangering life.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.
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