Darren Connor due to appear in court, as police say a second man has not been charged in connection with incident

A man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after an individual allegedly entered a mosque in Manchester with an axe.

Darren Connor, 55, was arrested at Manchester Central mosque in Rusholme on Tuesday after police were alerted to him and another man entering the building and apparently acting suspiciously. Police have announced that the second man has not been charged in connection with the incident, but has been charged with an unrelated breach of a criminal behaviour order.