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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Stephen Topping

Police scrambled to Greater Manchester street after reports of man making threats and 'carrying blade'

Emergency services scrambled to a Tameside street as police hunted a man believed to be carrying a weapon. Greater Manchester Police was called out to Market Street, in Denton, at around 9am this morning (January 5).

It followed reports of a man 'acting aggressively', who was believed to have been carrying a blade. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a heavy police presence in the area.

A National Police Air Service helicopter was also used as part of the search. Police arrested a man at the scene but no weapon was found, GMP says.

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