A KNIFE-WIELDING thug was arrested in a tense stand-off with police after terrorising dozens of Malaga residents on Thursday night.
Shocking footage shows the man brandishing a knife as two officers attempt to restrain him, with one holding him at gunpoint while the other swings a baton to keep him at bay.
A police van then barges into the scene, knocking the man to the ground before a further six officers jump out and swoop in to detain him.
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The dramatic incident unfolded near a Repsol petrol station in the Cruz del Humilladero neighbourhood at around 10.30pm.
Police raced to the scene after dozens of terrified residents reported that the man was behaving aggressively, prowling the area while shouting and waving his knife in the air.
The man, believed to be in his 50s, is now in police custody.
No injuries have been reported.
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The dramatic arrest comes amid a spate of violent incidents in Malaga in recent days.
On Monday, a man was rushed to hospital with serious stab wounds after stepping in to defend a woman from a knife-wielding attacker.
He later lost one of his kidneys.
The day before, two men smashed a glass bottle over a woman’s head in a shocking night-time attack on Calle Granados, in the city centre, leaving her unconscious on the pavement.
A heroic off-duty police officer stepped in after witnessing the assault, apprehending the attackers before reinforcements arrived shortly afterwards.
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