worldUpdated: Oct 11, 2019 18:38 ISTFive people were stabbed at a shopping centre in the northern English city of Manchester on Friday and police said counter-terrorism detectives were leading the investigation. The stabbings took place at the Arndale shopping centre in the heart of the city. “We can confirm that five people have been stabbed and taken to hospital,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. “In these early stages we are keeping an open mind about the motivation of this terrible incident and the circumstances as we know them. David Allinson, director of the mall, told the Manchester Evening News the centre had been evacuated.

Source: Hindustan Times October 11, 2019 11:48 UTC