Police in the UK have released CCTV video showing a shopkeeper near Manchester fighting off a man with a knife who was trying to rob his shop.

The video, which was recorded on April 14, shows a knife-wielding man in a black hooded sweatshirt climbing on top of the shop counter before the attendant grabs him and throws him to the ground.

The incident happened at 8.30pm in Flixton, Greater Manchester, at Premiere Stores.

In the video the men are seen grappling on the floor for several seconds before the robber runs to the exit. The shopkeeper is seen trying to drag him back inside before the robber runs away into the street.

Police say the shopkeeper received cuts to his ear and finger in the fight.

The offender was described as white and between 16 to 18 years old and, at the time of the video's release, has not been caught.

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