A number of people have received serious slash injuries after a man attacked them with a machete. The man has now been detained and the incident is not thought to be terror related.
Police were called just after 5.30pm today (August 11) to the Anfield area of Liverpool to reports of a man shouting at people and carrying a machete. He then attacked a number of people, causing slash wounds to them.
The victims were taken to hospital where they have received treatment. None of the victims are thought to have sustained life threatening injuries.
