Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy895lz221o

A man has been arrested after walking into a mosque allegedly carrying weapons including an axe and a knife.

Police were called to Manchester Central Mosque on Upper Park Road in Victoria Park, Rusholme, at about 20:40 GMT on Tuesday to reports that two men were acting suspiciously.

Greater Manchester Police said a man in his 40s had been arrested on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon and possession of Class B drugs, while officers were trying to locate a second man.

Afzal Khan, Manchester Rusholme MP, told the BBC: "This is the consequence of far-right politicians scapegoating Muslims. This is Islamophobia, plain and simple."

GMP said it was not treating the incident as terror-related, a position which has been questioned by representatives from the mosque.