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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray, Ben Quinn and Vikram Dodd

Counter-terrorism police examine Facebook ‘massacre’ posts after Leeds attack

Police car and police tape on a street
Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds. A man, 38, who suffered a ‘self-inflicted injury’ has been arrested over the incident. Photograph: Tom Horn

Facebook posts appearing to contain plans for a “massacre” are being examined by counter-terrorism police investigating an attack in which two women were seriously injured in Leeds.

A man, 38, who suffered a “self-inflicted injury” was arrested and two weapons – a crossbow and a firearm – were recovered from the scene, on the popular Otley Run pub crawl route in the north of the city.

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