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A young man was arrested after an incident on a bus between Preston and Blackburn.
Police were called to Higher Walton Road after reports of a man with a machete on the 152 bus service, which witnesses said had seen passengers exit the bus during the incident.
A 20-year-old man from Bury was arrested on suspicion of threatening with a blade or sharply-pointed article in a public place. He remains in custody.
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A spokesperson for police told Blog Preston: “We were called at around 5:05pm on Tuesday 16th July to reports of a man on a bus with a machete on Higher Walton Road, Walton-le-Dale.
“Officers attended and a 20 year old man from Bury was arrested on suspicion of threatening with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place.
“He is currently in custody.”
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