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UK Police Investigating Manchester Station Attack as Terror Act

On New Year's Eve, three individuals were injured in a stabbing attack at a Victoria Train Station platform in Manchester, England.
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According to British police, the stabbing incident at Manchester's Victoria Train Station is currently being investigated as a terrorist attack.

"We are treating this as a terrorist investigation which is being led by counter terrorism officers with support from Greater Manchester Police. They were working throughout the night to piece together the details of what happened and to identify the man who was arrested," the police wrote on Twitter.

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Earlier, police said the investigation was led by counter-terrorist specialists, but they were "keeping an open mind".

A woman and two men were injured in the attack, one of whom has been identified as a British Transport Police officer.

The incident took place in Manchester's Victoria Station, which is situated close to the Manchester Arena, where a suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert in 2017.

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