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| Man held after police officer slashed with sword in Manchester | Man held after police officer slashed with sword in Manchester |
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| A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a police officer was slashed with a sword in south Manchester, police said. | A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a police officer was slashed with a sword in south Manchester, police said. |
| Greater Manchester police (GMP) said the officer was discharged from hospital on Sunday evening and is recovering at home. | Greater Manchester police (GMP) said the officer was discharged from hospital on Sunday evening and is recovering at home. |
| Police were called at about 1.50pm to reports of a man with a weapon threatening people on Demesne Road. On arrival, officers tried to engage with the man and one was slashed with a sword before the man was Tasered, police said. | Police were called at about 1.50pm to reports of a man with a weapon threatening people on Demesne Road. On arrival, officers tried to engage with the man and one was slashed with a sword before the man was Tasered, police said. |
| The officer was taken to hospital with serious injuries to the face and back but they were not thought to be life-threatening. He was later discharged. | |
| A video on the Manchester Evening News (MEN) website shows what the newspaper said was the man in question running from an alleyway with “a 3ft sword” before being confronted by uniformed officers. | A video on the Manchester Evening News (MEN) website shows what the newspaper said was the man in question running from an alleyway with “a 3ft sword” before being confronted by uniformed officers. |
| The video appears to have been taken looking south on the busy Upper Chorlton Road, by a bus stop opposite the Territorial Army barracks. It is less than a mile away from Demesne Road, where members of the public first reported a man with a sword. | The video appears to have been taken looking south on the busy Upper Chorlton Road, by a bus stop opposite the Territorial Army barracks. It is less than a mile away from Demesne Road, where members of the public first reported a man with a sword. |
| Haroon Altaf, 34, who captured the incident on his phone, told the MEN: “I saw a man running across the road with what seemed to me to be a 3ft sword. Police were everywhere. | Haroon Altaf, 34, who captured the incident on his phone, told the MEN: “I saw a man running across the road with what seemed to me to be a 3ft sword. Police were everywhere. |
| “He had run into somebody’s front garden and these police officers dragged him out but he’s gone for the officers. They were hitting him but you can see from the video he is still attacking them when he’s on the floor. | “He had run into somebody’s front garden and these police officers dragged him out but he’s gone for the officers. They were hitting him but you can see from the video he is still attacking them when he’s on the floor. |
| “I think the officers did quite well. They were very professional. It’s a shame they got hurt in the process. What they did was good. One of the ladies passing by was quite shaken up. She couldn’t believe it had just happened.” | “I think the officers did quite well. They were very professional. It’s a shame they got hurt in the process. What they did was good. One of the ladies passing by was quite shaken up. She couldn’t believe it had just happened.” |
| Atlaf said the man “had hit a couple of the officers” and said he saw them bleeding - one from the lip or nose, and another at the top of their head. | |
| The 23-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and assaulting a police officer, GMP said. “A Taser was deployed for the safety of everyone at the scene,” a spokeswoman said. | The 23-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and assaulting a police officer, GMP said. “A Taser was deployed for the safety of everyone at the scene,” a spokeswoman said. |
| A number of roads remain closed surrounding Demesne Road. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area. | A number of roads remain closed surrounding Demesne Road. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area. |
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