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| Police officer seriously injured | Police officer seriously injured |
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| An armed policeman has suffered life-threatening injuries as he tried to tackle a suspected armed robber. | An armed policeman has suffered life-threatening injuries as he tried to tackle a suspected armed robber. |
| The officer, aged in his 30s, was trying to stop the suspect in Newham, east London, when he suffered head injuries. | The officer, aged in his 30s, was trying to stop the suspect in Newham, east London, when he suffered head injuries. |
| The Pc, with the Met's firearms unit, is said to be in a critical condition. | The Pc, with the Met's firearms unit, is said to be in a critical condition. |
| During the incident a police patrol car was rammed by a car and two officers received minor injuries. Three people have been arrested. | During the incident a police patrol car was rammed by a car and two officers received minor injuries. Three people have been arrested. |
| Officers had initially been called to reports of an aggravated burglary in Dagenham in east London at 0616 BST, where the victim said the suspects had been armed. | Officers had initially been called to reports of an aggravated burglary in Dagenham in east London at 0616 BST, where the victim said the suspects had been armed. |
| When police arrived a number of people escaped in a silver Chrysler. | When police arrived a number of people escaped in a silver Chrysler. |
| It stopped in Leytonstone High Street where one man ran off before it stopped again in Ashlin Road at about 0643 BST. | It stopped in Leytonstone High Street where one man ran off before it stopped again in Ashlin Road at about 0643 BST. |
| Inquiries continue | |
| The officer then got out of his car and sustained serious head injuries. | The officer then got out of his car and sustained serious head injuries. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said "inquiries continue to establish the circumstances" of how he was injured. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said "inquiries continue to establish the circumstances" of how he was injured. |
| As the Chrysler tried to get away again, it rammed a marked police vehicle. | As the Chrysler tried to get away again, it rammed a marked police vehicle. |
| Two police officers, both Newham borough Pcs, sustained minor injuries. | Two police officers, both Newham borough Pcs, sustained minor injuries. |
| Three people in the Chrysler, two men aged 19 and 26, and a 21-year-old woman, have been arrested. | Three people in the Chrysler, two men aged 19 and 26, and a 21-year-old woman, have been arrested. |
| Det Ch Insp Mick Broster said: "We're investigating a serious incident that has left a police officer with life-threatening injuries. | Det Ch Insp Mick Broster said: "We're investigating a serious incident that has left a police officer with life-threatening injuries. |
| "We are appealing for anyone with information or any witnesses to the incident in Ashlin Road to please come forward as soon as possible." | "We are appealing for anyone with information or any witnesses to the incident in Ashlin Road to please come forward as soon as possible." |