The man, whose identity has not been released, remained holed up in a two-story red brick house in South Trenton more than 22 hours after the standoff began Friday afternoon, authorities said.

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Situated on the banks of the Avon in a 17th-century red-brick house, the Swan's Nest Hotel 12 offers some of the best views in town.

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But they went instead to a similar looking red brick, end-of-row house just around the corner in Ninian Road in the leafy suburb of Roath.

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