Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 1, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 1, 2019 A man accused of stabbing three people at a busy railway station in Manchester, England, on Monday is in custody. Authorities said Tuesday that the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. Just before 9 p.m. local time on New Year's Eve, four British transportation police officers heard a disturbance on one of the platforms at Manchester Victoria station, according to a statement from the agency. BBC producer Sam Clack, who was at the station when the attack happened, said he heard a "blood-curdling scream." The transportation officers rushed to the scene where, within minutes, they detained a man holding a knife, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. Clack told the BBC he saw police use pepper spray and a Taser to detain the man, who he said was "resisting arrest." He said that he heard the man with the knife shout "Allah" and a "slogan criticizing Western governments." One of the officers, a police sergeant in his thirties, received a stab wound to the shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.