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31st December 2018, 08:25 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-victoria-station-incident-city-centre-train-metrolink-railway-tram-a8706181.html
Counterterrorism police are leading an investigation after a knifeman stabbed three people in Manchester’s Victoria Station during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Monday night.
Two commuters – a man and woman in their 50s - were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police officer was stabbed in the shoulder.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
One eyewitness said they heard the assailant shout “Allah” during the incident.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the investigation was being led by counter terrorism police and officers were keeping an “open mind”.
He said: “Tonight’s events will have understandably worried people but I need to stress that the incident is not ongoing, a man is in custody and there is currently no intelligence to suggest that there is any wider threat at this time.”
Police stayed in the railway station – which serves the centre of the city as both a railway and Metrolink stop – after the attack, officials said. British Transport Police responded alongside Greater Manchester Police and the North West Ambulance Service.
Sam Clack, a BBC producer, was on a platform at Manchester Victoria railway station waiting for a tram when he witnessed the attack.
Counterterrorism police are leading an investigation after a knifeman stabbed three people in Manchester’s Victoria Station during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Monday night.
Two commuters – a man and woman in their 50s - were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police officer was stabbed in the shoulder.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
One eyewitness said they heard the assailant shout “Allah” during the incident.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the investigation was being led by counter terrorism police and officers were keeping an “open mind”.
He said: “Tonight’s events will have understandably worried people but I need to stress that the incident is not ongoing, a man is in custody and there is currently no intelligence to suggest that there is any wider threat at this time.”
Police stayed in the railway station – which serves the centre of the city as both a railway and Metrolink stop – after the attack, officials said. British Transport Police responded alongside Greater Manchester Police and the North West Ambulance Service.
Sam Clack, a BBC producer, was on a platform at Manchester Victoria railway station waiting for a tram when he witnessed the attack.