Tributes have been paid to Greater Manchester Police officer DC Stephen Oake, who died in the line of duty on this day (January 14) in 2003 while protecting his fellow officers from a knife-wielding terrorist.
His colleagues have called him a "true hero" for his actions, which saw him posthumously awarded a medal for his bravery. On January 14, 2003, and other anti-terrorism officers raided a flat in Crumpsall where they found three men, though they were not expecting anyone to be home.
Unbeknownst to the police, one of the three, Kamel Bourgass, was wanted for his involvement in an Al Qaeda-related bioterrorism plot in London.
Believing the police were there for him, Bourgass struck out at the officers and grabbed a kitchen knife while trying to flee.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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