Teens caught using replica gun for TikTok video

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Armed police officers were called to near the Student Life Building in Middlesbrough

A boy has been arrested after a group of teenagers were found recording a TikTok video featuring a replica gun.

Cleveland Police said five teenage boys were stopped by officers near to the Student Life Building, Southfield Road, in Middlesbrough on Friday at about 18:00 BST, after reports they had a gun.

The force said armed officers were called and they found a replica firearm which was being used in a TikTok video.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession of a class B drug and taken into custody, where he will be questioned by officers.

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