A man is locked in a tense stand-off with police after barricading himself in a unit on Surfers Paradise's main strip and threatening his own safety.
Queensland Police officers were called to a disturbance at the unit on the Esplanade just after 6pm on Friday.
When officers arrived at the scene, a man inside a unit started making threats against himself and threw items from the balcony.
Police negotiators are working to defuse the situation and 14 police crews have blocked off the area near the beachside apartment building.
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