(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Two people were killed yesterday when a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in England, British police said.
Greater Manchester Police said the suspect, who was wearing a vest that appeared to be an explosive device, was shot dead after officers rushed to the scene in the Crumpsall district of the city in northern England.
A video shared on social media showed police shooting a man, while another man lay on the floor in a pool of blood.
"He has a bomb, go away!" an armed police officer shouted to onlookers, just seconds before a gunshot rang out.
A woman said she had seen three policemen aiming guns at a man in the car park of telling him: "Stay down, don't move or we'll shoot."
"Then they did shoot, and he fell to the floor. Then he tried getting up again and moving again, and they shot him again. And then it was just panic ... just noise and panic."
A bomb disposal unit was later called to the scene, and a witness heard three small explosions. Police confirmed that one loud bang was specialist officers gaining entry to the suspect's vehicle as a precaution.
Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer, Laurence Taylor, said the attack had been declared a terrorist incident based on what investigators knew, and that two people had been arrested.

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