Manchester police force recently swarmed the city centre due to reports of an alleged knifeman on the loose. The alarm was raised by a concerned citizen who claimed to have seen a male with a sword. According to Manchester Evening News, the situation escalated after officers with guns raided Manchester Metropolitan University, while numerous police vehicles waited outside. People gathered on the street to witness the drama as six squads of police teams reached the theatre. To their surprise, the officers found themselves face to face with a harmless suspect. Upon entering the spot, officials learned that the alleged knifeman was just a student attending a play rehearsal, with a fake sword.
After the initial confusion, police later confirmed that the incident was a misunderstanding. The person who reported seeing a student with a fake sword was unaware that the theatre rehearsal was in progress. According to reports, the matter has been resolved between the police and the university’s security staff. Footage from the scene making rounds on the internet show onlookers observing the drama from the junction of Oxford Road and Grosvenor Street.
This is the scene outside Grosvenor East this afternoon, as armed police have stormed the area. @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/5nIfeN9QzV— Stephen Topping (@stetopping) May 17, 2024
A spokesperson of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) told the portal, “Armed officers were called to a building on Grosvenor Street this morning after reports were made of a male with a sword in the city centre. After locating the male, officers found the sword to be a wooden prop designed for theatrical purposes. The incident has been stood down.”
In recent months, police in the UK have been on high alert following several reported instances of knife attacks. A tragedy happened recently, when a 14-year-old boy walking to school in London was brutally killed by a man with a sword. Not just the kid, the culprit also injured four other individuals, including two police officers. The incident came to light after police received reports of multiple stabbings in Hainault, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police.
????????????BREAKING: STABBING INCIDENT IN LONDON. In London, an individual wielding a sword has attacked homes, injuring two police officers and two residents.
Authorities have preliminarily stated that the incident does not seem to be a terrorist attack.
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— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) April 30, 2024
Video footage of the attack circulating online captured a man in a yellow hoodie holding a large sword roaming freely in a residential street. Identified as Marcus Aurelio Monzo, a dual Spanish-Brazilian national, was arrested at the scene. He has been charged with murder, attempted murder, seriously hurting someone on purpose, breaking into a home and carrying a knife.
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