A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found in a house, police have confirmed today (February 18).
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A woman says her family were left terrified after officers from Counter Terrorism and GMP investigating the Texas hostage siege were seconds away from raiding the wrong house.
Several police officers were allegedly heard banging outside her father's house in south Manchester, shouting 'open the f*****g door'.
The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, said dozens of officers arrived outside the property at around 7am on Wednesday, January 26.
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GMP have since confirmed that officers - and North West Counter Terrorism Police cops - investigating the 'terror incident' in the US carried out a warrant at the family's home.
They admitted officers had in fact attended the wrong address and said they later went back to apologise.
Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn, held four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Texas on January 15 before being shot dead.
A number of arrests have been made by Counter Terrorism Policing North West in the Manchester area in connection with the attack.
Police confirmed a man was later arrested nearby and was taken to custody.
The woman says her dad, who has health issues, was unable to get to the door before officers removed a battering ram from their vehicle.
As they were about to break in, a female officer began shouting 'wrong house', the woman claimed.
She says her family, who were left extremely 'shaken' and 'angry' by the incident, were not visited by police or offered an apology until several days after the incident.
Children who were also inside the house at the time were said to have been left terrified and in tears.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the woman said: "I just
A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found in a house, police have confirmed today (February 18).
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