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Officer shot at in bank robbery | Officer shot at in bank robbery |
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Police are hunting a gang of three men who shot at a policeman during an armed bank robbery. | |
The officer was hurt when the robbers fired at a police van as they made their getaway from Barclays Bank in Horwich, near Bolton, on Wednesday. | |
The male officer is being treated for non life-threatening facial injuries and his female colleague is being treated for shock. | |
Greater Manchester Police said the gang were "armed and dangerous". | |
The two 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, on Winter Hey Lane, and threatened staff with a shotgun, before stealing cash. | |
One of the robbers shot at the van as it drew up behind their car | |
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. |
As the police van drew up behind the Mondeo, 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, 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. |