Man shouting ‘Allah’ stabs three at station

THREE people, including a police officer, were stabbed last night by a man wielding a “long kitchen knife” and shouting “Allah!” at Manchester Victoria station.

British Transport Police (BTP) said one man had been arrested and that the station had been closed.

Sam Clack, 38, a BBC producer who witnessed the attack, said he heard “this most blood-curdling scream” on the platform.

“What it looked like was a guy in his 60s with a woman of similar age and another guy all dressed in black,” he said.

“It looked like they were having a fight, but she was screaming in this blood-curdling way. I saw police in high-viz come towards him. He came towards me.

“I looked down and saw he had a kitchen knife with a black handle with a good, 12-inch blade. It was just fear, pure fear.”

Mr Clack said police officers used a Taser and pepper spray before “six or seven” officers jumped on the man. As the suspect was held down he heard him say: “As long as you keep bombing other countries this sort of s--- is going to keep happening.”

In a statement, BTP said they received a call shortly before 9pm on

‘It looked like they were having a fight, but she was screaming in this blood-curdling way’

New Year’s Eve. A man and a woman were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a BTP officer was also receiving treatment for a stab wound to the shoulder.

Mr Clack described it as “the most terrifying thing” and that he was close to jumping on the tracks to avoid the attacker. He said the male victim had managed to walk out of the station, “albeit covered in blood”.

British Transport Police remained at the scene last night along with Greater Manchester Police officers.