A MAN has been arrested for allegedly brandishing a gun near an Asda supermarket in Govan.

Armed cops rushed to Helen Street, near Asda Govan, at 9:20pm on Thursday.

It is understood that worried locals phoned the police when they they claimed to have spotted the man on the street holding a ‘metal object’.

Police Scotland comfirmed today that there was no injuries.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “At around 9.20pm police were called to a report of a man in possession of a firearm on Helen Street.

“Officers attended and a 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.”