A knifeman shouting 'Allah' has been arrested after stabbing three people in a brutal frenzy in Manchester Victoria station this evening. Three people were stabbed in the attack at the city center transport hub, including one British Transport Police officer and a man and a woman, both in their 50s, who are currently receiving treatment in hospital. The attacker was said to have been armed with a 'long kitchen knife' and was pepper sprayed and tasered before being arrested by police officers, who were quickly on the scene. BBC journalist Sam Clack who came within touching distance of the attacker, said he heard the man shout 'Allah' as he launched the terrifying frenzy. Video from the scene of the incident showed several officers restraining the attacker in the station A police officer (right) could be seen bending down to pick up what appears to be a long knife and put it in an evidence bag as the attacker is restrained just a few feet away Police confirmed on Monday evening the man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. In an interview with BBC News in the immediate aftermath of the incident, Mr Clack said: 'It was pretty scary. It was just me on the platform and as I was standing there I heard the most blood-curdling scream I had ever heard from a woman nearby. 'It looked like there was a fight going on. I heard the guy starting 'Allah' distinctly. I didn't hear the rest of the sentence.' 'Police very quickly were on the platform and the guy started backing up towards me. And he got to within seven or eight feet of me and was looking around very skittish. 'I looked down and in his hand I saw that the man had a kitchen knife with a black handle and a long 12-inch blade.' According to Mr Clack, one of the police officers then tried to taser the attacker, but missed, before another officer pepper sprayed the man and 'six or seven policemen' took him to the ground. Then Mr Clack said as he tried to walk past and get away the attacker said: 'As long as you keep bombing other countries this sort of s**t is going to keep happening.' Mr Clack, who had been out for drinks with friends earlier in the evening, said the victims of the attack were a man in his 60s, who was knifed in the head and the back, and a woman. A discharged taser pictured on the platform alongside police restrained the suspect on Friday evening An elderly man and a woman were pictured receiving treatment after the incident on Monday evening Police officers were quickly on the scene and one witness said he heard the knifeman shout 'Allah' He said there was blood 'splattered' on the platform after the incident and the man's shirt was 'covered in blood'. A British Transport Police spokesperson said the woman has injuries to her face and abdomen and the man has injuries to his abdomen, while a BTP officer has a stab wound in his shoulder - all of which are described as 'serious but not life-threatening'. Another eyewitness, named only as Rebecca, told Mirror Online: 'I heard the most bloodcurdling scream I've ever heard and turned to see everyone running towards me. 'Some guy told me to run. 'Keep running' was all he kept saying - 'just keep running'. I jumped off the tram track and started to run down the tram lines and hid behind some concrete slabs under one of the arches. The Metrolink has been cordoned off and the station is currently shut down while police investigate the scene. The attack took place just a few hundred meters away from the Manchester Arena, scene of the deadly bombing in May 2017 which killed 23 revellers at an Ariana Grande concert. British Transport Police said in a statement: 'Officers are attending Manchester Victoria station following reports of a man wielding a knife. We received the call at 8.52pm on Monday, 31 December. 'A man has been detained and two members of the public, a man and a woman have been taken to hospital with knife injuries. 'A BTP officer is also receiving treatment for a stab wound to the shoulder. British Transport Police remain at the scene along with colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and the North West Ambulance Service.' Greater Manchester Police tweeted: 'We are currently managing an incident at Victoria train station in Manchester. The Metrolink through the station is suspended. More updates will follow.' Police worked quickly to cordon off the scene of the attack and Metrolink services have since been suspended as they investigate A view of the platform where the attack took place showing a discarded shoe still lying on the ground Paramedic equipment was also left behind as first responders rushed to help the three people injured in the attack Greater Manchester Police tweeted earlier this evening that they were dealing with an incident at the station ISIS urge British extremists to carry out 'horror and misery' UK attack during festive season by Larisa Brown, Middle East Correspondent for the Daily Mail Islamic State jihadists yesterday used encrypted apps to urge extremists in Britain to carry out a knife attack in Westminster during the festive season. They told members of closed groups on the encrypted Telegram messaging app to bring 'horror and misery' to non-believers over the New Year, it can be revealed. One image circulated showed a crowd of people outside Big Ben watching fireworks with a man carrying a bloodied knife. There was also a splatter of blood over the image of Parliament. In Arabic and also translated in English, it read: 'Hunt them O Muwahid (a believer in Allah).' It had chilling echoes of the Westminster terror attack in March 2017 when Briton Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians before fatally stabbing an unarmed police officer. Armed police patrolling through central London on Monday night as New Years Eve celebrations got underway In a separate document posted on the app, known for its use by terrorists, IS extremists explained in graphic detail who to target with a knife. The terror manual suggested targeting a 'drunken kafir (non-believer)' or someone 'in an alley close a night club or another place of debauchery'. 'It may also help to carry a baton or some kind of concealable blunt object, such as a baseball bat, to strike the victim's head', it said. This would immobilise him 'before cutting his throat or stabbing him in other lethal areas to finish him off', it recommended. The call to inflict bloodshed in Europe has significantly increased in recent days, with the group appearing to have a 'new energy', according to intelligence experts. The documents were circulated in closed groups on Telegram and intercepted by cyber intelligence company Global Intelligence Insight. They said most of the accounts are managed by individuals with extensive operational experience, both in recruitment and radicalisation. 'According to our analysis we have been seeing a growing increase in the level of threat that has been used,' a spokesman for the company said. There were also threats against the US, France, Italy and Spain in numerous languages including in Arabic, English and Russian. A Metropolitan Police boat patrols the River Thames as revellers wait for the start of fireworks on London's Embankment for the New Year celebrations Some of the Telegram groups have hundreds of members, others with just a few which are used for 'operational tasking'. They are also actively pushing and circulating old terror manuals from Rumiyah Magazine. These are urging extremists to inflict mass casualties with vans such as the one used in the London Bridge attack. Vasco Amador, CEO of GGII, who intercepted the terrorists communications, said: 'They are putting a lot of effort into increasing their online reach in order to stimulate terror attacks and recent trends in activity are greater than we have seen for some time. 'There are thousands of people interacting in theses communications channels all over the world and it is clear there are British supporters in there as well.' Philip Ingram MBE, a former Colonel in British military intelligence and chairman of GII, said there was a seeming 'new energy' in IS's online radicalisation efforts. He said: 'The volume of information that is circulating about how to carry out attacks, where to acquire weapons, how to manufacture explosives, how to maintain security, is huge. 'Extremist terrorism has not gone and the threats to Europe and the UK through 2019 will remain extremely high.' IS has nearly been defeated militarily in Syria and Iraq but many have fled to countries such as Afghanistan. There are fears battle-hardened jihadists could also try to return to the UK. 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