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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. | 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 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 26-year-old male officer was treated for non life-threatening facial injuries and his 40-year-old female colleague suffered shock. | |
| Greater Manchester Police said the gang were "armed and dangerous". | Greater Manchester Police said the gang were "armed and dangerous". |
| The two Horwich-based constables were taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital after the attack, but were later discharged. | |
| 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| The male officer has been with GMP for four-and-a-half years and his female colleague has 18 years of service, the force said. |