Police are reporting that a British Transport Police officer has been stabbed on a tram platform at Manchester’s Victoria station – one of three people believed to have been injured.
The man was reported to be armed with a long kitchen-knife type blade and triggered panic among new-year revellers.
A man has been detained. The severity of the injuries is not known. Police have not announced whether they consider it a terrorism incident.
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I wish they would arm ALL police like in usa and have the power to shoot if their lives are in danger . . .