A 25-year-old knife-wielding man arrested during a New Year's Eve terror attack in Manchester is being detained under the Mental Health Act after an assessment by medical experts, police said on Wednesday.
The man stabbed three people - including a police officer - at Manchester Victoria station before being arrested on Monday night.
Greater Manchester Police said the counter-terrorism investigation launched in the wake of the attack on Monday night remains ongoing, including a search of a property associated with the suspect in north Manchester.
"The 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and detained last night (Tuesday night) under the Mental Health Act is now in a secure mental facility," it said in an update statement on Wednesday.
"The investigation has moved at a very fast pace and detectives are increasingly confident that the man acted alone in the final stages of the attack. The investigation will continue and will examine is anybody may have encouraged or assisted the man to commit the attack," the statement said.
The police force said that its investigation will continue in the coming months, during which it will remain in contact with mental health experts and the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to determine any criminal charges in the case.
Footage of the aftermath of the attack showed a man being held down by five police officers, with blood stains on the pavement. Other footage showed the suspect shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) as he was put in the back of a police van and he was also heard screaming "Long live the Caliphate."
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