'It's terrifying'
Armed police were scrambled after reports of a shooting in Rochdale. Two passengers on a bus were injured following the incident in the Kirkholt area of the town last night .
Officers arrested a man on suspicion of causing criminal damage with intent to endanger life. The cause of the damage to the bus remains under investigation.The street remained closed off until around 1pm today, with the damaged bus remaining in the cordon before being recovered. A resident said she saw armed police at the scene on Saturday evening, although she didn’t hear anything that sounded like a gunshot.
After hearing the incident was being treated as a potential firearms incident, another resident said: "It's terrifying." In a statement, GMP said: "At 7pm on Saturday 7th January, officers responded to reports of a suspected firearms incident on Daventry Road, Rochdale. "Thankfully only minor injuries were sustained by two passengers on the bus. Officers deployed to the scene commenced a thorough investigation and detectives have subsequently arrested a male, who cannot be named for legal reasons on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, and is assisting with their enquiries.
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