Three people were rushed to hospital in a "very serious condition" following a multiple stabbing at Victoria Station in Manchester
The victims, two members of the public and a British Transport Police officer, were injured in the attack shortly before 9pm on New Year's Eve
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing, and the suspect was seemingly shown screaming "Allahu Akbar" - meaning "God is the greatest" - as he was bundled into a police van
Greater Manchester Police declared it a "critical incident", and said a man is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder
The police officer - who is in his 30s - has since been released from hospital
Police chiefs said that counter-terrorism officers are leading the investigation, but said there was no evidence of a wider threat
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co.uk Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now What happened? BTP were called at 8
52pm to reports of man with a knife
Three people, a man and a woman, and a police officer were stabbed during the attack in front of horrified witnesses
People on the scene have described running for their lives in the aftermath of the stabbings
The police officer suffered a knife wound to the shoulder, but police have confirmed he has since been released from hospital
The man and woman injured are both in their 50s, police have confirmed
The woman has injuries to her face and abdomen and the man has injuries to his abdomen
Moments after the knife attack, a man was arrested at the station, with images showing five officers pinning him to the ground
The suspect, who appears to shout "Allahu Akbar" as he is led into a police van, is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder
What have witnesses said? Sam Clack, a BBC producer, was on a platform at Manchester Victoria railway station waiting for a tram when he witnessed the attack
Mr Clack, 38, said: "I just heard this most blood curdling scream and looked down the platform
"What it looked like was a guy in his 60s with a woman of similar age and another guy all dressed in black
"It looked like they were having a fight but she was screaming in this blood curdling way
"I saw police in high-viz come towards him
"He came towards me. I looked down and saw he had a kitchen knife with a black handle with a good, 12 inch blade
"It was just fear, pure fear." Mr Clack, on his way to catch a tram home, said police officers used a Taser and pepper spray before, "six or seven" officers jumped on the man
One woman said she "didn't know if she was going to die" as she jumped onto the tracks after being told to "run" by fellow passengers
Rebekka described the chilling scene telling Mirror Online: "I heard the most bloodcurdling scream I've ever heard and turned to see everyone running towards me
"Some guy told me to run. 'Keep running' was all he kept saying - 'just keep running'
I jumped off the tram track and started to run down the tram lines and hid behind some concrete slabs under one of the arches
"I had no idea what had happened at this point, I was just really scared, I didn't know if I was going to die
"Eventually we walked back and I'd heard people were stabbed
It's so sad, I just can't understand how people can choose to hurt innocent people in this way
"I'm in awe of the BTP, as soon as I heard the screaming they were running to the scene to protect everyone
They are heroes." Rebekka said she "just can't stop replaying it" in her head and that her "heart weeps for the people that did get hurt"
What have police said? Greater Manchester Police said in a statement shortly after the stabbing: "A critical incident has been declared after a multiple stabbing on New Year's Eve
"At around 8.50pm on Monday 31 December 2018, officers from British Transport Police were called to Manchester Victoria station to reports of a man with a knife
"A woman and a man - both aged in their 50s - have been taken to hospital with knife injuries
"The woman has injuries to her face and abdomen and the man has injuries to his abdomen
"A BTP officer is also receiving treatment for a tab wound to his shoulder
At this time, their injuries are serious but not thought to be life-threatening
"Emergency services will continue to respond to the incident through out the night and enquiries are ongoing
"Tonight's events will have understandably worried people but I need to stress that the incident is not ongoing, a man is in custody and there is currently no intelligence to suggest there is any wider threat at this time," Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said in a statement
Police said the man in custody is being held for "questioning on suspicion of attempted murder
" BTP said in a statement: "Officers are attending Manchester Victoria station following reports of a man wielding a knife
"We received the call at 8.52pm on Monday, 31 December
"A man has been detained and two members of the public, a man and a woman have been taken to hospital with knife injuries
"A BTP officer is also receiving treatment for a stab wound to the shoulder
"British Transport Police remain at the scene along with colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and the North West Ambulance Service
" Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now What did police do at the scene? The first video of the scene of an arrest shows five officers - understood to be British Transport Police - pinning down a man on the ground
A Snapchat video shows the man being led away by police following the incident at the busy station on New Year's Eve
Footage shows the man shouting "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is the greatest" as he was surrounded by four police officers
The man was shown being put into a police van
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