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Police in Manchester, England recovered two large knives from two men believed to be from Yemen during a security operation that has drawn significant attention online.

Videos circulating on social media appear to show officers detaining the two men while confiscating the blades during the incident. According to reports accompanying the footage, the men told police that the knives were traditional items connected to their cultural heritage and were not being carried for criminal purposes.

The knives were reportedly jambiyas, curved daggers commonly associated with Yemeni culture and traditionally worn as part of ceremonial or cultural dress. Social media reports claimed the men were wearing traditional Yemeni clothing at the time of the encounter.

Authorities have not publicly released detailed information regarding the incident, and it remains unclear whether any arrests resulted in formal charges.

Police have also not publicly disclosed the precise circumstances that led officers to stop the men or whether the matter remains under investigation.

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Jewish music singer Lipa Schmeltzer released an unusual clarification video overnight after widespread rumors circulated online claiming that he had become engaged.

The speculation spread rapidly across social media, prompting Schmeltzer to publicly address the reports while attending a wedding performance.

“I just finished performing at the chuppah. I was supposed to stay for the dancing, but I decided to step outside and record this clarification video,” Schmeltzer said in the clip.

According to the singer, he was shocked to discover the volume of messages flooding his phone.

“I opened my phone and discovered hundreds of ‘mazel tov’ messages from people who thought I got engaged. Some of them even claimed they knew who the kallah was,” he said.

Schmeltzer speculated that the rumors may have started because the wife of a friend works as a shadchan and people may have connected unrelated details.

“I assume the rumor maybe started because the wife of my friend, Moti Orenstein, is a shadchan, and people connected the dots,” Schmeltzer explained.

The singer then directly denied the reports.

“The rumors are not true. Right now I’m not there yet, and when the Ribbono Shel Olam decides the right time has come, He will find me the perfect zivug, and my followers will be the first to know,” he said.

Concluding the video, Schmeltzer reflected on the rapid spread of online misinformation and the growing role of artificial intelligence in generating false reports.

“We live in a crazy world where there’s artificial intelligence (AI), and anyone can write and invent whatever they want. My rule is that as long as it doesn’t appear in my status, it’s not true,” Schmeltzer said.

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