Man stabs police officer, two others at Manchester railway station

A police officer and two others have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at Victoria Railway Station in Manchester in Britain on New Year's eve. The incident took place on a train platform on Monday night, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. One police officer was stabbed in the shoulder.

A man and a woman in their 50s sustained injuries to the gut and stomach respectively, and were taken to hospital, British Transport Police said. The victims' injuries were serious but not life-threatening, the police added. The culprit was arrested at the scene following the attack. Police is probing the incident and security has been boosted in the city.

(With inputs from agencies.)