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Man arrested after machete incident in Glasgow

A police officer received minor injuries during the arrest
A police officer received minor injuries during the arrest

A police officer has been injured following the arrest of a man seen carrying two machetes in Glasgow.

Officers responded to reports of a disturbance in Hill Street in the city centre this morning.

Eyewitnesses reported a man wearing a balaclava and running back and forth by the private school St Aloysius College, the BBC said.

There were reports the man threatened a school crossing warden and tried to attack a janitor at the Glasgow School of Art.

A police spokesman said: "One officer sustained a minor injury during the arrest. Inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident."

A Glasgow School of Art spokeswoman said: "The Glasgow School of Art can confirm that a member of our staff did encounter the individual described, whilst parking his car near to a GSA building.

"The member of staff is shaken, but unharmed."