Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have issued an appeal for witnesses in relation to incidents at Manchester Airport on 23 July.

GMP describes the three incidents as follows:

• "The first incident is an altercation between passengers from Qatar Airways flight QR023, which arrived at 7.20pm. The altercation may have taken place during the flight or afterwards in the T2 baggage hall. 
• "The second incident is a violent altercation involving members of the public in T2 Starbucks at approximately 8.22pm. 
• "The third incident is the assault of three police officers which occurred in the T2 car park pay point area at 8.28pm. This resulted in the three officers receiving head injuries, including a broken nose."

The Independent Office for Police Misconduct is investigating the use of force by GMP officers that followed these events - footage of which has been circulated on social media.

One officer is being investigated for assault and has been suspended from the force.

Any locals who witnessed the event or have information can send it on the dedicated police portal here: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP23S59-PO1.

Speaking of the incidents last week, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said: "Policing is challenging all over the country. Police forces everywhere are facing challenges. They are not unique to Greater Manchester, we have seen disturbances in other places very recently — these have been difficult times for everybody.

"Police forces have been out there dealing with some of these issues in society, and I want to say I recognise the difficult job that are officers do in Greater Manchester. It's a really difficult and demanding job — I am not making any comment on the individual situation, I am making a general comment here. It's hard to be policing communities on the frontline at this moment in time.

"One thing I would say is something of things you have raised are [known about] because we are challenging GMP to go further to improve the culture in the organisation. That brings some things out into the public domain. We will never say nothing to see here."

Mr Burnham also called it 'an intense and difficult week for everybody in Greater Manchester'.