article_snippet: Chief Inspector Chris Spinks said man surrendered the 'weapon' and was 'apologetic and very embarrassed'.
article_snippet: man surrendered the weapon which was an imitation firearm.
article_snippet: AK47 which man had painted man to make it more realistic. '
article_snippet: What man has been told and what we would tell other people is that anybody who wants to do something out of the ordinary should think about it first. '
article_snippet: Obviously when you have dressed yourself like that you know what your motives are but clearly some people this morning were not and your motives rightly called the police. '
article_snippet: we would like to remind people to think carefully about the consequences of carrying imitation weapons and of people general appearance which, as in this case, could be misconstrued by other members of the public.'
article_snippet: A taxi driver, who captured video of the 'gunman', said: 'I saw a man in the full combat clothing carrying a rifle in his right hand. '
highlights_snippet: A 'gunman' wearing camouflage clothing sparked security alert in Norwich .
  