Primary school plunged into lockdown as ‘knifeman on loose' with armed police ‘everywhere'
A nearby school has been placed in lockdown as a precaution while armed cops swarm the area hunting for their suspect.
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A police helicopter rushed to the scene and was spotted circling above New Moston, Manchester.
Cops were reportedly spotted all over the residential area around the school as they hunted for their suspect.
Armed officers were seen blocking entrances to a nearby park at around 3pm.
Cops were initially called to a doctors surgery on Moston Lane East after a staff member was reportedly threatened with a blade.
The suspect fled the scene with police launching a major search of the nearby area.
New Moston Primary School went into lockdown as a "precaution" with the armed man nearby.
The suspect is still at large as cops desperately try to locate him.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Emergency services were called to reports of a concern for welfare on Moston Lane East in Moston at around 2:17pm this afternoon.
"A man threated a member of staff at a doctor's surgery with a knife and then made off from the surgery. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the man. No injuries have been reported.
"As a precaution a nearby primary school decided to go into lockdown."
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