Police officer rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre
المصدر: GB News | Source: GB NewsA police officer has been taken to the hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre.
Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing on Oxford Road.
Police had a large presence outside the Denmark Roads Sports Centre.
The road leading to the sports centre was cordoned off by Greater Manchester Police as they dealt with the injured officer.
TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayA witness told the Manchester Evening News the officer was the victim of an attack.
A spokesman for GMP said: “At around 4.55pm we were called to reports of a man brandishing a knife on Denmark Road in Manchester.
“Police attended the scene an officer was assaulted.
“A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article and possession of class B drugs. He remains in custody for questioning."
Social media footage taken shortly after the attack shows police rushing to apprehend the man close to the entrance of the sports centre .
Witness Simon Bailey said: “The injured officer was pulled away and got treated.
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“There were about 30 officers there and they cordoned off the road.
“I was walking home from work and I heard sirens and police cars going around the corner.
“When I got there behind them, I saw loads of officers on top of a young guy.
“One of the officers was led away by colleagues and he had a large cut to his left cheek and was bleeding.
“It looked like he had been slashed with a knife.”
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