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A man was Tasered by police after he went berserk and attacked customers in a south Manchester vegetarian café bar.

Diners tried to tackle the man and were forced to defend themselves with chairs when he flew into a frenzy at Fuel Café Bar in Withington.

Police had to Taser him.

Footage filmed by a witness shows the man screaming at a woman trying to calm him down.

The man is then seen falling to the floor and rolling around, appearing to be in pain.

An officer tells him to put his hands behind his back, but the man responds: "You can f*****g do one you f*****g c***."

Glasses were smashed and a window was shattered.

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In another clip, a man can be seen tussling with officers as they attempt to get him into the back of a van.

He can be heard calling police 'f*****g Scousers' as he lies on the pavement.

The man can also be heard shouting 'you should be socialists' before he is bundled into the back of the van.

Greater Manchester Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft and affray.

Witnesses said that before officers arrived, a man walked into the bar, on Wilmslow Road, at around 8pm on Tuesday and began stealing food from customers' plates.

He reportedly downed other people's drinks before he made threats and started to throw glasses.

A staff member confronted the man, who grabbed the worker by the throat.

Witnesses said the man appeared to display 'superhuman strength'.

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During the incident, customers ran to the upstairs area and kitchen for safety.

An witness, who asked not to be named, said: "He started taking food from people's plates and downing drinks.

"A staff member went to ask him to leave. The man grabs him by the throat and pushed him over a table.

"Four guys jumped on him trying to push him out of the door. Nobody could take him down.

"He was massive. He must have been running off adrenaline.

"He shouted 'you should be socialists'. The guy was massive, he was going for people, but luckily everybody managed to get out unscathed. He was throwing glasses around.

"It was absolutely bizarre."

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Another person said: "I was walking past and saw the window smashed and a plant pot holder on the floor. There were plates smashed too.

"The police came and they Tasered him. It took six or seven officers to restrain him. Even after he was still being really aggresive.

"It was quite upsetting for the people who were in there. One guy said he had been punched in the face."

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and affray after a disturbance at a café bar in Withington.

"At around 8.15pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2019 officers were called to reports of man smashing windows at the Fuel Café Bar on Wilmslow Road.

"The man was arrested and remains in police custody."

The Manchester Evening News has contacted bosses at Fuel Café Bar for comment.