‘Knifeman’ arrested after members of the public & cops ‘attacked’ in front of horrified students outside college

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AN ALLEGED knifeman has been arrested after members of the public and cops were attacked outside a college.

Cops rushed to the scene following reports of a man clutching the weapon on Great Horton Road in Bradford.

Two injured members of the public have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Bradford

College security staff detained the suspect before West Yorkshire Police officers took him into custody.

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two members of the public and assaulting two emergency workers.

He was also arrested for a racially-aggravated public order offence and causing damage to a police vehicle.

The two injured members of the public have been taken to hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

A small gardening tool was seized by police at the scene, police say.

Detective Inspector Ailis Coates said: “We know that this incident will understandably cause some concern in the community.

“I would like to reassure people that the suspect was quickly detained by security staff and arrested by the police.

“We understand that this incident has been witnessed by a large number of people and that some people may have filmed bits of it.

“We would ask them to please share this footage with the police as it could greatly assist us in our ongoing investigation.

“We currently have a police scene in place on Great Horton Road and people can expect to see our neighbourhood policing colleagues in the area providing reassurance to college staff and students and the wider community.”

It comes after a school in Wigan went into lockdown this morning following reports of a man with a weapon nearby.

Greater Manchester Police searching for a suspect confirmed its officers patrolled the town’s Shevington area earlier today.

A police spokesman said: “This morning officers responded to a report of a male with a weapon in Shevington in the vicinity of a school in the local area.

“Our response team were deployed to the area. A local school went into partial lockdown as a precautionary measure.

“An area search was conducted and no male carrying a weapon was located.

“We do not believe there to be any threat to the wider community.”

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