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| Officer shot at in bank robbery | Officer shot at in bank robbery |
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| A policeman has been shot at during an armed bank robbery. | A policeman has been shot at during an armed bank robbery. |
| Officers were called to Barclays Bank on Winter Hey Lane in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, at about 0930 GMT. | Officers were called to Barclays Bank on Winter Hey Lane in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, at about 0930 GMT. |
| A gang of three men had raided the bank and were leaving when one of them got out of the getaway car, a silver Ford Mondeo, and shot at a police van. | A gang of three men had raided the bank and were leaving when one of them got out of the getaway car, a silver Ford Mondeo, and shot at a police van. |
| The male officer is being treated for non life-threatening facial injuries and his colleague, a female officer, is being treated for shock. | The male officer is being treated for non life-threatening facial injuries and his colleague, a female officer, is being treated for shock. |
| The officers were taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital after the attack. | The officers were taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital after the attack. |
| It is not clear if the male officer's injuries were caused by pellets from the shotgun or shards of glass from the windscreen. | It is not clear if the male officer's injuries were caused by pellets from the shotgun or shards of glass from the windscreen. |
| Police said two of the gang had gone into the bank and threatened staff with a shot gun, before stealing an unknown amount of cash. | Police said two of the gang had gone into the bank and threatened staff with a shot gun, before stealing an unknown amount of cash. |
| These men are armed and dangerous and need to be caught Supt Andy Durkin | These men are armed and dangerous and need to be caught Supt Andy Durkin |
| The men left in a red Ford Focus but set fire to it and got into a silver Ford Mondeo just off Crown Lane. | The men left in a red Ford Focus but set fire to it and got into a silver Ford Mondeo just off Crown Lane. |
| The Mondeo had a false number plate, registration LM04 UTE. | The Mondeo had a false number plate, registration LM04 UTE. |
| The police van drew up behind the Mondeo, when one of the robbers got out and fired a shot at the windscreen of the van. | The police van drew up behind the Mondeo, when one of the robbers got out and fired a shot at the windscreen of the van. |
| The Mondeo was later found abandoned on the Crawford Arms car park, which is on Red Rock Lane in Radcliffe. | The Mondeo was later found abandoned on the Crawford Arms car park, which is on Red Rock Lane in Radcliffe. |
| Supt Andy Durkin, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "Thankfully the officers involved in this incident have not received life-threatening injuries. | Supt Andy Durkin, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "Thankfully the officers involved in this incident have not received life-threatening injuries. |
| "These men are armed and dangerous and need to be caught. | "These men are armed and dangerous and need to be caught. |
| "We would advise people not to approach the vehicle but to report any sightings or information to us immediately." | "We would advise people not to approach the vehicle but to report any sightings or information to us immediately." |
| Police said their officers were not armed and no shots were fired by them. | Police said their officers were not armed and no shots were fired by them. |