British counter-terrorism police were investigating a multiple stabbing in which the suspect reportedly shouted “Allah” at a Manchester railway station on New Year’s Eve, officials said Tuesday. Witness Sam Clack, 38, a BBC radio producer, said he heard the suspect shouting “Allah” before and during the attack. I looked down and saw he had a kitchen knife with a black handle with a good 12 inch (30-centimetre) blade. “I was just really scared, I didn’t know if I was going to die.”Police ‘open mind’Police declared the attack a “critical incident”. The city experienced a suicide attack in May 2017, when 22 people were killed and 139 wounded at a concert by the US singer Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena.

Source: Egypt Independent January 01, 2019 01:30 UTC