A primary school was placed in lockdown following reports of a man with a knife nearby.

It came after a worker at a doctor's surgery was reportedly threatened with the weapon this afternoon (Thursday, June 5).

A National Police Air Service helicopter was seen circling overhead in New Moston, Manchester, with police 'all over' nearby Nuthurst Road, Moston Lane East and Parkhurst Avenue.

Armed police were seen at the entrances to Nurhurst Park at around 3pm, Manchester Evening News reports.

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Police confirmed that officers had been called to a doctor's surgery on Moston Lane East

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