A teenage boy was stabbed following reports a group of men were seen chasing people with 'giant knives' on the Curry Mile.
Witnesses first reported seeing a man chasing after another man with a blade 'like a machete' on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme just before 7pm on Monday evening.
Then, two masked men wielding knives were seen coming from a different direction, forcing shoppers to run to safety.
Just half an hour later, at 7.30pm, a 16-year-old boy was knifed on Denison Street.
He was rushed to hospital with a slash wound which is 'not believed to be life threatening', a GMP spokesman said.
An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, was on a bus when he saw the drama unfold on the street below.
He said: "I saw someone running so fast away from someone else with a giant knife like a machete, and then two different men with balaclavas on came running from the opposite direction with a knife.
"This one was in a black knife case that he drew out, passersby were terrified and ran into the nearest shops for safety."
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault. He remains in custody for questioning.
A GMP spokesman said: "Police were called shortly before 7pm on Monday, October 28, to a report of men carrying knives on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme.
"At 7.30pm, police received a report of a stabbing on Denison Street, Rusholme.
"A boy aged 16 attended hospital with a slash wound that is not believed to be life threatening."
