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		</div><p>A blind man has been Tasered by police after his cane was mistaken for a gun.<br />
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to reports of a man with a gun on Albert Road, Levenshulme, shortly after 6.40pm on Thursday.</p>
<p>A force spokesman said: &#8220;Armed response officers attended and a Taser was deployed. A 43-year-old man was detained.</p>
<p>&#8220;Officers later discovered the man was in possession of a folding cane and he was subsequently released.&#8221; The force confirmed the man was blind.</p>
<p>Superintendent Steve Howard, of GMP&#8217;s City of Manchester Team, said: &#8220;Officers responded quickly to the incident to ensure the safety of the community of Levenshulme.<br />
&#8220;It has been established that there was no threat and inquiries are ongoing to fully understand the circumstances of the incident.</p>
<p>&#8220;In line with standard procedure on occasions such as this, a referral has been made to GMP&#8217;s Professional Standards Branch.&#8221;</p>
<p>In 2012, a blind man was Tasered in Lancashire after his white stick was mistaken for a Samurai sword.<br />
The man was walking in Chorley town centre on the way to meet friends at a pub when he was Tasered and then handcuffed.</p>
<p>Shopkeeper Tasawar Dar, who runs the Discount Master convenience store on Albert Road in Levenshulme, told the Manchester Evening News he saw armed police arriving at the scene.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;I heard the police here and they shouted, &#8216;lie down on the ground&#8217;, and there was the bark of a dog as well.</p>
<p>&#8220;I saw a guy sitting on the stairs of the station and a police officer came into the shop asking for a can of Coke. I thought it was for him, they went out and gave it to the guy.</p>
<p>&#8220;They made him sit on the stairs. He looked to be a reasonable person.<br />
&#8220;The police were all armed. They had pistols rather than the big guns.&#8221;</p>
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