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| Stabbing in Manchester shopping mall leaves five injured | Stabbing in Manchester shopping mall leaves five injured |
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| Several people have been stabbed at a Manchester city shopping mall. Police used a taser to apprehend a suspect in the attack, and the area has been evacuated and cordoned off. | Several people have been stabbed at a Manchester city shopping mall. Police used a taser to apprehend a suspect in the attack, and the area has been evacuated and cordoned off. |
| Police say five people were assaulted with a knife close to Manchester’s Arndale shopping center. It’s not known if the stabbings resulted in any fatalities. | Police say five people were assaulted with a knife close to Manchester’s Arndale shopping center. It’s not known if the stabbings resulted in any fatalities. |
| A dramatic video posted to social media shows officers deploying a Taser on a man as they pin him to the pavement. | A dramatic video posted to social media shows officers deploying a Taser on a man as they pin him to the pavement. |
| A witness said told the Manchester Evening News that two people were ”randomly stabbing people” in the shopping mall. | A witness said told the Manchester Evening News that two people were ”randomly stabbing people” in the shopping mall. |
| "A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He has been taken to custody for questioning," a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said. Counter-terrorism specialists are leading the investigation into the attack, and are currently trying to determine if the stabbing spree was an act of terrorism. | "A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He has been taken to custody for questioning," a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said. Counter-terrorism specialists are leading the investigation into the attack, and are currently trying to determine if the stabbing spree was an act of terrorism. |
| Public transport in the surrounding area has been temporarily shut down. | Public transport in the surrounding area has been temporarily shut down. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked police and emergency services for their swift response to the attack, adding that his thoughts were with all those who were injured and affected. | |
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