Police have launched an investigation after a text message circulating in Longsight claimed there had been a spate of religiously aggravated hate crimes in the area.
Extra patrols have been launched while officers try to find out who originally sent the message and if there's any truth to the allegations.
Supt Ian Jones said police were made aware of the text on Monday afternoon and asked anyone who had been a victim of hate crime in the area to come forward.
He added: "We were brought to the attention of this text message being sent around the local community yesterday afternoon, and have since conducted a number of enquiries in an attempt to find out if there is any truth to the claims being made by the sender. Read more: Mum who had 'two pints' marched off Ryanair flight in Manchester by police after she became 'verbally aggressive' "Hate crime, in any form, will absolutely not be tolerated in our communities and I'd ask anyone who has concerns, or anyone who has been a victim of hate crime to please get in touch with police, so we can bring any offenders to justice and keep people safe.
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