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A shopkeeper has died and another has been seriously injured in a suspected machete attack in Rotherham.
Sightings of a man brandishing a machete near a Tesco store in the Eastwood area and in the town centre were reported to police at 14:00 BST.
One man was found to have died at the scene. The injured man has been taken to hospital. A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police have not confirmed reports that the arrested man had been Tasered.
Grosvenor Road in Eastwood has been cordoned off and there is a large police presence in the area.
Dozens of people in Rotherham have been tweeting about the incident.
'Huge knife'
Richard Cattley tweeted: "A man has just ran past me in Rotherham town centre wielding a machete covered in blood shouting move!! Police everywhere!"
He later told the BBC: "I was walking towards the market, I heard a guy shout 'move move'.
"I turned around and saw a man running towards me. I moved out of the way and spotted that he had a 12-inch machete in his hand that he wasn't trying to conceal.
"A lady said we should call the police. She said 'there was blood on that knife'. The nearby builders said the same. I didn't see the blood.
"Police caught up with him near Tesco."
Ben Shepherd tweeted: "Lunatic running through Tesco, Rotherham brandishing a huge knife, frightened the life out of our secretary. Taken out by 10 police & taser."
A Tesco spokesperson said the store was supporting police with their investigation.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirmed it had been called to the scene but would not comment further.
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