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| Police car shot at during pursuit | Police car shot at during pursuit |
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| A shot was fired at a police car as officers pursued a stolen vehicle in Greater Manchester. | A shot was fired at a police car as officers pursued a stolen vehicle in Greater Manchester. |
| One of the car's four passengers fired a gun on Eccles New Road, Eccles, Salford, before the car was driven off and abandoned. No-one was injured. | One of the car's four passengers fired a gun on Eccles New Road, Eccles, Salford, before the car was driven off and abandoned. No-one was injured. |
| The car's occupants fled and one of them forced his way into a house. | The car's occupants fled and one of them forced his way into a house. |
| A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after armed police surrounded a property. The occupants were led to safety. | A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after armed police surrounded a property. The occupants were led to safety. |
| The stolen car, which was being tracked by the police helicopter as it drove through Monton in Salford, was abandoned in Trafford Road at about 2030 BST on Thursday. | |
| A suspect forced his way into a house in an effort to escape from police. We heard all these lights flashing and police shouting 'armed police - come out!' Bill Cobbledick, resident | |
| The man who lives there, Bill Cobbledick, told BBC News: "I just opened the door. He come in, shut the door behind him and dashed up the stairs. | |
| "I said 'what's going on?' I thought someone was after him. It was five minutes later that we heard all these lights flashing and police shouting 'armed police - come out!'. | |
| "I peeked out the window. I'd never seen anything like it in me life. I said to the missus - there's police outside there, what's going on? | |
| He added: "I opened the door and he said 'police - come out with your hands in front of you,' so I walked out the gate there - and they come behind me. | |
| "I've never seen so many police in my life. There must have been about 20 or 30 police cars and about a hundred police." | |
| Firearms officers from Greater Manchester Police sealed off the house in Lascar Avenue, Ordsall, and after an hour and a half stand-off the suspect, from Ordsall, was led out. This demonstrates the risks police officers can face whilst going about their daily duties Supt Ian Palmer | |
| The occupants of the house were led to safety by police and a double-barrelled shotgun was later recovered during a search of the area. | |
| "This demonstrates the risks police officers can face whilst going about their daily duties," said Supt Ian Palmer, of Salford CID. | "This demonstrates the risks police officers can face whilst going about their daily duties," said Supt Ian Palmer, of Salford CID. |
| "We are keen to speak to members of the public who may have any further information about the people in the stolen car. | "We are keen to speak to members of the public who may have any further information about the people in the stolen car. |
| "They have already proven themselves to be dangerous and we will be doing everything we can to trace them." | "They have already proven themselves to be dangerous and we will be doing everything we can to trace them." |