Kidnapped man flees police rescue

Police are searching for a kidnap victim who fled after an undercover operation in north London to end his ordeal.

Officers in an unmarked car rammed a Chrysler people carrier close to the junction of Golders Green Road and the A406 in a swoop on the alleged kidnappers.

At the same time police raided an address in Warwick Road, Ealing. Two men were arrested, one in Ealing, but the kidnap victim ran from the scene of the crash, fearing for his life.

Police are believed to have recovered a bag containing guns from the Chrysler. A witness said: "The police car shunted the people carrier. A man fell from the vehicle but instead of going over to the police he ran off."