UK - Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man arrested after five hurt, 11 Oct 2019

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Five people hurt in Arndale Centre knife attack,
Five people have been injured in a knife attack at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.

A man, aged 40, initially arrested on suspicion of terror offences, has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Three people were stabbed and two others were hurt when a man with a large knife started "lunging and attacking people", according to police.

He chased two police community support officers (PCSOs) before being detained, the force said.

 

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Northern Irish teen on trip to Manchester among 3 knifed in stabbing frenzy

"Terrified families described a machete-wielding attacker "running and lunging" at shoppers.

Two women, including a 19-year-old, were rushed to hospital with stab wounds, along with a man in his 50s. They are all in a stable condition.

A fourth woman was assessed by paramedics at the scene for shock.

A friend of the 19-year-old Northern Irish stabbing victim posted online following the horror ordeal and said they were "so shook" following the attack.

She said: "All we wanted to do was come over to Manchester for a girly weekend but instead the first shopping centre we step into this happens.

"We’re all so shook and can’t for the life of us understand how someone could be so low to do this," she said.

The pal added she "can't get that man's face and knife" out of her head.

She said her injured friend "is on the mend" and they hope to return home in the coming days.

'TERROR' ARREST
The 41-year-old man, believed to be British and from Manchester, was confronted by two hero unarmed PCSOs and arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism.

Greater Manchester Police said the "investigation will continue in order to fully understand the motives behind the attack."

 

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Terror suspect yelled 'I'm going to f**k you up' as he knifed four shoppers
A TERROR suspect armed with a machete yelled: “I’m going to f*** you up” as he knifed four people at one of Britain’s biggest shopping centres yesterday.

Shocked witnesses told how his rampage started in a Starbucks on the ground floor of Manchester’s Arndale at 11am.


Within five minutes armed cops detained the alleged attacker in Market Street outside the centreCredit: Reuters

"Sources said he spoke of an Islamist motive after being arrested."

 

[Mrs Marple]

Five people hurt in Arndale Centre knife attack,
Five people have been injured in a knife attack at the Arndale Centre in Manchester.

A man, aged 40, initially arrested on suspicion of terror offences, has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Three people were stabbed and two others were hurt when a man with a large knife started "lunging and attacking people", according to police.

He chased two police community support officers (PCSOs) before being detained, the force said.

BBM. This is why people don't feel safe in this country anymore. Sorry for dragging slightly off topic.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

BBM. This is why people don't feel safe in this country anymore. Sorry for dragging slightly off topic.

But let’s be thankful it was a knife not a gun

 

[katydid23]

But let’s be thankful it was a knife not a gun

Or a moving truck.

 

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New Sign on the Arndale.

People praised for 'intervening' in Arndale attack
"Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "We know that at least one member of staff from the Arndale and a member of the public intervened in the attack and we would like to praise and thank them for their bravery."

At a press conference earlier, police revealed they had searched a property in the city where the suspect lived.

Officers said they were trying to establish if he had any political, religious or ideological motivation for the attack, although nothing has so far has come to light.

The 40-year-old man, from Manchester, was initially arrested on suspicion of assault and then re-arrested on suspicion of terror offences before he was detained under the Mental Health Act.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said officials were keeping an "open mind".
"The force has appealed for anyone who was in the Arndale at the time to send images or footage via its website."
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