A man from South Sudan has admitted to turning up outside a school armed with weapons - following an incident in Greater Manchester. Loading audio...

Police responded to reports of a man acting suspiciously, outside Edgar Wood Academy on Heywood Old Road, Middleton, on August 6.

The school has been closed for the summer holidays for two weeks and re-opens in September.

Officers were spotted by the school's gates which were cordoned off with a blue tent erected at the scene, according to the ManchesterEveningNews.

Both Douk Deng, 20, of Taylor Street, Heywood, was arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons.

Following an investigation and search of his property, he was charged with two counts each of criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, a

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