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This is the dramatic moment police tackle a man after an officer was slashed with a three foot sword.

Footage shows the knifeman, 23, running from an alleyway with a sword before being confronted by uniformed officers.

He lashes out and injures at least two officers before being Tasered, disarmed and arrested, the Manchester Evening News reports.

One officer is in hospital with serious injuries. They are not thought to be life-threatening.

(Image: MEN Media)

(Image: MEN Media) (Image: MEN Media)

The drama happened on Upper Chorlton Road in Whalley Range shortly before 3pm on Sunday.

Upper Chorlton Road was closed this afternoon as Greater Manchester Police started an investigation.

A witness told the M.E.N. they saw two police officers ‘bleeding quite heavily’ following the incident.

Another resident, Haroon Altaf, 34, who captured the incident on his mobile phone, said: “I saw a man running across the road with what seemed to me to be a 3ft sword. Police were everywhere.

(Image: MEN Media) (Image: MEN Media)

(Image: MEN Media)

"He had run into somebody’s front garden and these police officers dragged him out but he’s gone for the officers. They were hitting him but you can see from the video is still attacking them when he’s on the floor.

“I think the officers did quite well. They were very professional. It’s a shame they got hurt in the process. What they did was good.

“One of the ladies passing by was quite shaken up. She couldn’t believe it had just happened.”

(Image: MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS WS) (Image: MEN Media) (Image: MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS WS)

Another resident, who declined to be named, said: “I came out of the shop and I could hear shouting. The coppers just Tasered the guy. I could see two of the coppers were bleeding quite heavily. One had blood on his face. I could see the machete on the ground. The man was on the floor crying and shouting.

“These two coppers took the guy on even though he had a machete. It was pretty brave of them to engage with him. This was a Sunday afternoon. People were out with their kids.”

Police confirmed officers were called to reports of a man threatening people with a weapon on Demesne Road in Whalley Range shortly after 1.50pm.

One of the officers was ‘slashed with a sword’ when they arrived at the scene and tried to engage with the man, according to a spokesman for GMP.

“A Taser was deployed for the safety of everyone at the scene,” said the spokesman.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and assaulting a police officer.

A number of roads remain closed surrounding Demesne Road and police have asked people to avoid the area.