Counter terror police leading probe after two women seriously injured

Counter terror police have said a crossbow and a firearm were recovered after an incident that left two women seriously injured in Leeds.

- by Harriet Sutton

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) North East said it took over the probe "due to the circumstances surrounding the incident".

West Yorkshire Police were called Otley Road in Headingley at 2.47pm on Saturday following reports of a man seen with weapons. Officers found three people with injuries that are not being treated as life-threatening, the force said.

CTP North East reported on Saturday night that two women were taken to hospital. The third, a 38-year-old man, was arrested and taken to hospital with a self-inflicted injury, it added.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said her thoughts were with the victims of the incident in Leeds, adding she was being updated on the situation.