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Police Enforce Dispersal Order After Stabbing in Manchester

1/23/2026

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Greater Manchester Police imposed a Section 34 dispersal order on Wilmslow Road and Piccadilly Gardens after recent disorder.
The order expands dispersal and stop-and-search powers.
Three men were arrested for affray, and one more for breaching the order.
Ch Supt David Meeney said GMP is committed to facilitating peaceful protests while addressing disorder.
A young man is hospitalized with stab injuries, and witnesses are urged to come forward with information.

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Greater Manchester Police imposed a Section 34 dispersal order on Wilmslow Road and Piccadilly Gardens after recent disorder.
The order expands dispersal and stop-and-search powers.
Three men were arrested for affray, and one more for breaching the order.
Ch Supt David Meeney said GMP is committed to facilitating peaceful protests while addressing disorder.
A young man is hospitalized with stab injuries, and witnesses are urged to come forward with information.