Police officer injured by man with machete at Glasgow school

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Mar 2016, 12:49 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2016, 22:24 BST
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A police officer has been injured following the arrest of a man seen carrying two machetes in public.

Officers responded to reports of a disturbance in Hill Street in Glasgow city centre on Friday morning.

Eyewitnesses reported a man wearing a balaclava and running back and forth by the private school St Aloysius College, the BBC said.

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There were reports the man threatened a lollipop man and tried to attack a janitor at the Glasgow School of Art.

A police spokesman said: “At around 8.30am on Friday, police responded to reports of a disturbance on Hill Street in Glasgow.

“A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and no members of the public are believed to have been injured.

“One officer sustained a minor injury during the arrest. Inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.”