Armed cops raided hotel after staff mistakenly thought paintball team’s guns were real
During the 'sting', South Yorkshire Police officers laid out all the guns on a bed and posted a snap of them on Twitterin their cases were spotted by staff.
He told The Sun: "I was getting into bed when there was a loud knock at the door. Jay peered through the peephole and didn’t see anyone. "I’ve never been so disgusted with a hotel in my life. Talk about being traumatised. During the raid several guests were told to return to their rooms without any explanation.Henry, window filmer Jay and car mechanic Tony said their guns were kept inside cases in their locked hotel room.
The police were called when they went out for a meal in Rotheram shortly after checking in at about 2.30pm on March 2.During the sting, South Yorkshire Police officers laid out all the guns on a bed and posted a snap of them on Twitter.
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