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| Two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven at armed police officers in south London. | Two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven at armed police officers in south London. |
| The officers were responding to a call in Badric Court, Battersea, about men carrying firearms at 0100 GMT. | The officers were responding to a call in Badric Court, Battersea, about men carrying firearms at 0100 GMT. |
| When two officers approached the pair in a car park in York Road they drove at the officers and hit them. | When two officers approached the pair in a car park in York Road they drove at the officers and hit them. |
| One officer fell under the car and was dragged for five to six feet; the other went over the bonnet, police said. | One officer fell under the car and was dragged for five to six feet; the other went over the bonnet, police said. |
| One officer sustained heavy bruising and cuts to his leg and arm while the other suffered impact injuries, but neither is in a life-threatening condition. | One officer sustained heavy bruising and cuts to his leg and arm while the other suffered impact injuries, but neither is in a life-threatening condition. |
| As the car fled the scene it collided with a stationary Armed Response Vehicle in Gwynne Road as it turned around the corner, injuring three other officers who suffered impact injuries. | As the car fled the scene it collided with a stationary Armed Response Vehicle in Gwynne Road as it turned around the corner, injuring three other officers who suffered impact injuries. |
| The vehicle has since been recovered. | The vehicle has since been recovered. |
| The boys are in custody at separate south London police stations. | The boys are in custody at separate south London police stations. |
| AC Tarique Ghaffur, in charge of Central Operations, said: "This incident shows the danger that all our officers can face as they carry out their duties protecting Londoners." | AC Tarique Ghaffur, in charge of Central Operations, said: "This incident shows the danger that all our officers can face as they carry out their duties protecting Londoners." |