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A man has been arrested after a terrifying incident in a Perth shopping centre where a man holding a knife ran through the complex after a fight.
The altercation involving several men broke out at the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre in Cannington, in the city's south-east, at about 3.30pm on Friday.
It was initially reported that a 20-year-old man had been slashed in the face with a knife during a scuffle, but on Saturday the police confirmed the incident was sparked after two men had a fight and that one had a knife.
The knife was not used to injure anyone, but a man got a facial wound from being punched in the face, the West Australian reported.
The knife was found at the scene and the police launched a manhunt for the man who had been wielding it.
In the video, a shirtless man (pictured) sprinted towards a group of people while wielding a large knife
A man was arrested on Saturday morning, but charges have not yet been laid.
'Cannington Detectives wish to reassure the public there is no ongoing threat to the public or cause for alarm,' WA Police said in a statement.
Terrifying footage of the incident showed a shirtless man sprinting towards a group of people while wielding a large knife.
Among those fleeing the knifeman was at least one boy in school uniform.
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Shoppers screamed as they sought cover in nearby stores.
The shopping complex was locked down on Friday afternoon and several police units were called to the centre.
One shopper was with her 13-year-old son in the Jay Jays clothing store when she saw the scuffle kick off.
She said a group of men that looked about 18 or 19-years-old said something to another shopper.
'This guy turned around and said ''what did you say? what did you say?'',' the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told Daily Mail Australia.
She said the other man then met up with his friends and confronted the group, with a physical fight ensuing.
'They were all punching up, ripping their jumpers off, really getting into it,' she said.
'We couldn't pass and I didn't want to go in the opposite
