A 50-year old man was cautioned for assault after armed police were called to a city street.

Police said specialist firearms officers were called to a 'domestic incident' at a home in Oaklands, Worcester, amid concerns an air rifle was present at the home.

A police spokesman said: "Police responded to a domestic incident at around 6.25pm on Saturday (29 August) where it was believed that an air weapon may be present at an address on the Oaklands in Worcester.

"Specialist firearms officers were deployed and a 50-year-old man was arrested and cautioned for common assault."

One eyewitness said at least nine officers were present when they left with a man just after 6.30pm on Saturday.

Another eyewitness said: "I saw around eight to nine officers, about three to four of them had assault rifles.

"One officer was stood stopping any traffic going down the road towards the scene.

"I went outside to have a further look and about five police cars we’re down the road. One patrol car was there until about 9pm."

A police dog unit, including handler, was also in attendance.