MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Ten people, including two children, were taken to hospital on Sunday with pellet-type wounds after reports of a shooting in Manchester in northern England, police said.

Officers were called at around at 2:30am (0130 GMT) to the Moss Side neighbourhood of the city, where a party had been held following a Caribbean Carnival nearby. "Nine people went to hospital, including two children, with pellet-type wounds that are not believed to be serious," a statement from Greater Manchester Police said.

"A tenth person -- a man -- remains in a stable but serious condition in hospital with injuries to his legs." Police said they hoped the less seriously injured victims would begin to leave hospital during the course of the day.

"This was a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences with families and friends losing loved ones," Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said. In a message to the local community, he added: "Guns have no place on our streets and we want to assure you we are doing everything we can to find the person or people responsible." </s> LONDON: Ten people, including two children, were injured early Sunday morning when shots were fired after a Caribbean carnival in the northern English city of Manchester.

Greater Manchester police said one man is in stable but serious condition at a local hospital with injuries to his legs. The other nine people are being treated for pellet-type wounds suffered in the shooting, which was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

“Thankfully the injuries suffered do not appear to be as serious as first believed, and hopefully people will begin to leave hospital over the course of the day following treatment,” Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said in a statement, urging anyone else who may be injured to seek treatment. “This was a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences with families and friends losing loved ones.”

He later added the working hypothesis of authorities is that the pellets came from a shotgun discharge.

“How many times it has been discharged isn’t clear at this stage and forms part of our investigation,” he said.

The shooting comes amid a spike in gun and knife crime in Britain that has sparked calls for government action in a country where firearms are strictly controlled. </s> TEN people have been injured after a shooting incident in Manchester.

Police say victims are in hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious after the incident on Sunday morning at Moss Side.

Officers are investigating after shots were fired at around 2.30am local time (11.30am AEST) on Claremont Road.

There was a huge police response, and officers established that several people had been injured as a result of a firearm being discharged.

A police spokesman said: “At this stage, ten people are currently in hospital suffering from minor to major injuries.

“Officers are currently in the area trying to establish exactly where the shooting took place and identify those involved.”

Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley added: “We currently have a number of people in hospital all being treated for different injuries but thankfully most do not appear to be life-threatening at this time.

“Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.

“The area is being searched and examined while we are also trying to speak to as many people as possible and are reviewing CCTV to get all the facts.”

The Caribbean Carnival had been taking place earlier that day but had finished several hours prior to this incident occurring, which is why there were still a lot of people in the area.

More to come. </s> At least 10 people were injured in a shooting in Manchester’s Moss Side area early Sunday, local police said.



The shooting reportedly took place at a street party being held after the first day of this weekend's Caribbean Carnival in Alexandra Park.

Police said the victims had "pellet-type wounds that are not believed to be serious". One man was in a serious condition in hospital with leg wounds, BBC reported.

Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry, from Greater Manchester Police, was quoted by the publication as saying: "Thankfully the injuries suffered do not appear to be as serious as first believed and hopefully people will begin to leave hospital over the course of the day following treatment.

"That being said, there may be people who didn't seek treatment last night and I would urge these people to get immediate medical attention if that is the case."

He said the shooting was "a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences".

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The incident unfolded in the Moss Side, an inner-city area, around 2:25 a.m. Sunday. An estimated 10 people, ranging in age from 12 to their 50s, were wounded – mostly with pellet-wounds to their legs, indicative of a shotgun discharged at close range, according to police.

Four people remained hospitalized while eight others have since been discharged.

The wounded were part of a crowd celebrating after the end of a two-day Manchester carnival in Alexandra Park commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the “Windrush generation” – a group from the Caribbean who came to England to fill a labor shortage on a passenger liner called the Empire Windrush.

Footage posted online in the immediate aftermath of the attack showed alarm and confusion as the crowd rapidly dispersed.

Officials have not yet identified a motive for the attack and the investigation was ongoing.

“However, we’ve got to be clear, it would be obvious to any particular person that discharging a firearm in a large crowd like this is completely reckless,” the chief superintendent of the Greater Manchester Police, Wasim Chaudhry, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor for crime praised the police for their “swift action” as well as the “local people who have responded quickly to say this doesn’t reflect the Moss Side of 2018.”

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“It’s an individual, an idiot, who was messing around with a firearm and you can’t tar a whole community because of some idiotic behavior,” Pat Kearney, a local Labor councilor, responded.

The shooting came amid a nationwide spike in violence across Britain, as officials have grappled with how to suppress the escalating crime rates, which includes an increase in knife-related crimes by 16 percent in the past year, homicides up by 12 percent and a robbery bump of 30 percent.

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In May of last year, a terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others. Salman Abedi, a British citizen who hailed from Libya, detonated a vest of homemade explosives in the attack. </s> Ten people are in hospital after a shooting in the Moss Side area of Manchester.

Armed officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Claremont Road at 2.30am on Sunday and discovered several people had been hurt.

The injuries range from minor to major, but most do not appear to be life-threatening, the force said.

The nature of the injuries is not yet clear.

Footage reportedly showing the aftermath of the incident was posted on social media.

The video appears to show a panicked group of people being helped by police.

As a voice cries out, shouts of "move" can be heard, while another voice asks "can you hear me".

A number of people were in the area following the Caribbean Carnival, which had finished some hours before, the force added.

Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley said: "We currently have a number of people in hospital all being treated for different injuries but thankfully most do not appear to be life-threatening at this time.

"Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.

"Those living or visiting the area will understandably be concerned by this incident and we will have extra officers patrolling the area throughout the morning and into the coming days."

GMP said it had deployed a "large number" of armed and unarmed officers in the area after the alarm was raised.

Investigations were taking place to identify exactly where the shooting occurred and who was involved.

Anyone with any information was asked to call police on 0161 856 4166 quoting incident number 297 of 12 August or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. </s> Greater Manchester Police emergency services were called to the scene after reports of gunshots. Picture: Dave Thompson/Getty Images

Greater Manchester Police emergency services were called to the scene after reports of gunshots. Picture: Dave Thompson/Getty Images

TEN people have been injured after a shooting incident in Manchester.

Police say victims are in hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious after the incident on Sunday morning at Moss Side.

Officers are investigating after shots were fired at around 2.30am local time (11.30am AEST) on Claremont Road.

There was a huge police response, and officers established that several people had been injured as a result of a firearm being discharged.

A police spokesman said: "At this stage, ten people are currently in hospital suffering from minor to major injuries.

"Officers are currently in the area trying to establish exactly where the shooting took place and identify those involved."

"Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.

"The area is being searched and examined while we are also trying to speak to as many people as possible and are reviewing CCTV to get all the facts."

The Caribbean Carnival had been taking place earlier that day but had finished several hours prior to this incident occurring, which is why there were still a lot of people in the area.

More to come. </s> LONDON— Police in Manchester say 10 people have been hospitalized as the result of a shooting after a Caribbean carnival in the city.

Greater Manchester police say the injuries range from “minor to major” but most don’t appear to be life-threatening. The shooting was reported about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. </s> According to the Greater Manchester Police, the suspect is being held and assessed for mental health issues.

On Monday evening, three people, a couple and a policeman, received stab wounds in a knife attack at Victoria station. The suspected attacker was detained minutes after the attack and is currently in custody in Manchester. The policeman was discharged from the hospital earlier on Tuesday, while the couple "are still being treated in hospital for their serious injuries," police said.

UK police added that they were "currently searching an address in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester which is believed to be where the man had most recently been living."

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Police also noted that the attack took place very close to the scene of the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, killed 23 people, including the attacker.
Ten people are injured in a mass shooting in Manchester, United Kingdom.