Man arrested and assessed under Mental Health Act after incident at a Blackpool restaurant
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A squad of eight police vehicles rushed to the restaurant/takeaway in Highfield Road after reports of a fight breaking out at around 5pm.
Around 12 officers attended where they found an altercation taking place and one man wounded.
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Police established that his injuries had been self-inflicted. He has since been assessed and detained under the Mental Health Act.
The force has confirmed that no-one else was injured during the incident and no other arrests have been made.
A police spokesman said: "It was a man having some sort of mental health-related episode and injuring himself.
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Hide Ad"He was initially arrested on suspicion of affray but looks like he was then assessed under the Mental Health Act.
"There is no mention of anyone else being injured."
Pictures taken at the scene show police responding to the alarming incident inside the Highfield Road restaurant.
An air ambulance rapid response unit also attended the scene along with North West Ambulance Service.
An NWAS spokesman said: "I can confirm we attended an incident in Highfield Road yesterday, following a 999 call just after 5pm. No-one was taken to hospital."
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