Police action in Manchester on Wednesday

[moggi1964]

I was having a post-work beer at the Pelican on Dale Street Manchester when the evening suddenly filled with the sound of multiple sirens. About 250 yards down the road, two men had been stabbed in what turned out to be a targeted attack. I walked over just as the police tape cordoned off the area and shot a few pictures of both the scene and also the crowd around the scene. Here are two that I think explain the context and the tension.

[blackfox]

your being clocked by the old bill

[moggi1964]

your being clocked by the old bill

One of them asked me which paper I worked for. I said 'I'm freelance'.

I also got included in a video taken by a bystander that was posted on a news site. Well dressed paparazzi

[Mark2112]

Great shooting. There's something un-nerving about shooting police ops - as in this shot, just them looking at you makes you wonder if you are breaking the law in some way!