GREATER Manchester Police have reportedly abandoned plans to axe 25 firearms officers in the wake of the shootings in Paris.
The Manchester Evening News said senior GMP figures insisted no decision had been made yet but it understood a U-turn would be made because of increasing fears of a terror attack in the city.
In a statement, Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "Greater Manchester Police have been reviewing all areas of business to cope with the level of cuts imposed upon us. As such, no areas of the organisation have been untouched in terms of considering where to make savings.
"No formal papers have yet been considered regarding firearms and traffic roles.
"However, what is clear is that in future we will have to make very difficult decisions around how we use the budget we are allocated taking into account the threats and risks of policing an area as diverse as Greater Manchester."
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