Police in Salford have authorised a Section 60 Order after an incident on Cromwell Road this evening which saw two men stabbed
Police say they had suffered serious but not life threatening injuries that were consistent with knife wounds.
No arrests have been made at this time and an investigation has been launched to understand the circumstances of this incident.
A Section 60 Order will be in place until 8am tomorrow morning and will give officers extra powers to stop and search individuals.
Inspector Stephen Corless of GMP’s Salford District said: “We have authorised stop-and-search powers in the area in response to the incident this evening.
“This type of incident will not be tolerated and GMP will take robust action to ensure that our communities feel safe and that offenders are brought to justice.
“While an investigation continues at pace to understand the circumstances behind this incident, we are determined to do whatever is in our power to prevent any further incidents like this taking place in Salford.
“That is why heightened stop-and-search powers have been introduced in the Broughton area of Salford to allow officers to prevent anyone found carrying weapons to be free to walk our streets.”
“I would urge members of the public who saw anything suspicious or witnessed the incident to come forward and report information to us immediately.”
