Police officer rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre

A police officer has been taken to the hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre.

Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing on Oxford Road.

Police had a large presence outside the Denmark Roads Sports Centre.

The road leading to the sports centre was cordoned off by Greater Manchester Police as they dealt with the injured officer.

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A witness told the Manchester Evening News the officer was the victim of an attack.

A spokesman for GMP said: “At around 4.55pm we were called to reports of a man brandishing a knife on Denmark Road in Manchester.

“Police attended the scene an officer was assaulted.

“A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article and possession of class B drugs. He remains in custody for questioning."

Social media footage taken shortly after the attack shows police rushing to apprehend the man close to the entrance of the sports centre .

Witness Simon Bailey said: “The injured officer was pulled away and got treated.

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“There were about 30 officers there and they cordoned off the road.

“I was walking home from work and I heard sirens and police cars going around the corner.

“When I got there behind them, I saw loads of officers on top of a young guy.

“One of the officers was led away by colleagues and he had a large cut to his left cheek and was bleeding.

“It looked like he had been slashed with a knife.”

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