Police grab large kitchen knife from young girl walking past Caffe Nero with her friends in packed city centre square Police allegedly pulled a knife from young girl in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Images show the teenager being handcuffed as she lies face down on the ground Girl had been walking past a cafè when an officer ran over to her at around 3pmBy Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 13:28 BST, 1 April 2019 | Updated: 13:28 BST, 1 April 2019 Viewcomments As the country grapples with the latest surge of knife attacks, shocking images show the moment police allegedly pulled a knife from a young girl in a packed city centre. The photographs, which were captured by an eyewitness who saw the incident unfold in Manchester on March 31, show officers handcuffing a girl as she lies face down on the floor. It is understood the teenager, who is seen wearing a khaki-coloured coat, had been walking with a group of girls past Caffè Nero in Piccadilly Gardens when a police officer ran over to her at around 3pm. Shocking photographs show the moment police allegedly pull a knife from a young girl in a packed city centre in Manchester on March 31 A police officer holds a kitchen knife which was allegedly pulled from a teenager in Piccadilly Gardens yesterday During the incident, the officer had asked the young girl to get onto the floor before she shouted out: 'What have I done?' Onlookers then saw another two police officers join their colleague to restrain the girl on the ground before officers pulled a large kitchen knife from her body. In the shocking images, the girl can be seen being handcuffed as onlookers watch on. Eyewitness Jon Barton told Manchester Evening News: 'This copper ran over to this girl and shouted at her to get down on the floor. 'She said 'What have I done?' then two other coppers came from nowhere and pulled this knife off her.' 'It was just a young girl walking with a couple of mates. It is not something you would think about. Police officers restrain the young girl face down on the ground in the packed city centre Two police officers place handcuffs on the teenager's wrists after allegedly pulling a knife from her A map showing the latest spate of stabbings in the UK show 14 knife attacks have occurred in the last five days 'I thought 'Blimey I didn't expect that to happen.' The incident comes amid a spate of knife attacks hitting the country, with 14 stabbings recorded in the last five days. On Saturday a 16-year-old boy was left with life-changing injuries after he was stabbed outside eastZeast restaurant in Whitefield, Bury, Manchester. MailOnline has contacted Greater Manchester Police for a comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility