Dramatic footage shows the moment a man takes an axe to another man's car during a terrifying fight in the street.
Police were called to Ancoats in Manchester city centre on Wednesday afternoon.
Video of the incident shows two men sparring between cars as horrified passers-by look on.
One man then runs up to a blue Citroen and begins hitting the bonnet with the axe before walking away.
The pair continue to argue for several more minutes, before the second man gets in his car, pulls a u-turn and drives off with what appears to be a smashed back window.
A spokesman for GMP confirmed they were called to the scene - at the junction of Sherratt Street and George Leigh Street - at 12.30pm.
Officers arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon.
He has since been released under investigation.
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No one is thought to have been injured during the incident.
One terrified woman told how she ran to her car in fear after seeing the men throwing 'big blows at one another'.
She had been walking near to St Michael's Church when she heard a car coming up behind her.
"I turned around to see the black car coming up and a man running with a big axe," she said.
"I ran as fast as I could to my car, jumped in and locked the doors.
"The black car skidded to the side, a man jumped out and they started fighting. It didn't look real.
"They started to throw big blows at one another."
The woman said she was shocked by what she saw, adding: "George Leigh Street is gorgeous. It's a really nice place so it's shocking that something like that would happen here."
The scene was taped off for several for several hours while investigation work was carried out.
A force spokesman said on Wednesday afternoon: "Police were called shortly before 12.30pm this afternoon (Wednesday 3 April 2019) to a report of a man damaging a vehicle with an axe on Victoria Square, Ancoats.
"An 30 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Affray and Possession of an Offensive Weapon
"A scene remains in place at the junction of Sherratt Street and George Leigh Street.
"Emergencies services are currently in attendance.
"Enquiries are ongoing."
