Gunmen sought in Manchester shooting

Police are seeking two gunmen who pumped shots into a busy pub in the north west of England, injuring two people, Greater Manchester…

Police are seeking two gunmen who pumped shots into a busy pub in the north west of England, injuring two people, Greater Manchester police said.

The armed men ran past the Manchester pub on Friday night and fired inside, hitting a 50-year-old woman in the ankle and a 26-year-old man in the thigh.

"This was a terrifying incident and it is fortunate people were not more seriously injured," said Detective Inspector Rebekah Sutcliffe of Salford CID in a statement.

"Incidents of this nature are extremely rare in Salford and I'd like to reassure the community there is an increased police presence in the area in response to this."

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