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| Three people are being questioned after a police officer was left critically ill when he tried to tackle a suspected armed robber in east London. | Three people are being questioned after a police officer was left critically ill when he tried to tackle a suspected armed robber in east London. |
| The Pc, with the Met's firearms unit, suffered head injuries as he attempted to stop the suspect in Newham. | The Pc, with the Met's firearms unit, suffered head injuries as he attempted to stop the suspect in Newham. |
| During the incident a police patrol car was rammed by a car and two other officers received minor injuries. | During the incident a police patrol car was rammed by a car and two other officers received minor injuries. |
| The Met has not said exactly what happened to the officer, 30, but confirmed he was not shot or stabbed. | The Met has not said exactly what happened to the officer, 30, but confirmed he was not shot or stabbed. |
| Police had initially been called to reports of an aggravated burglary, in which the victim said the suspects were armed, in Dagenham, east London at 0616 BST on Saturday. | Police had initially been called to reports of an aggravated burglary, in which the victim said the suspects were armed, in Dagenham, east London at 0616 BST on Saturday. |
| After the police arrived a number of people escaped in a silver Chrysler. | After the police arrived a number of people escaped in a silver Chrysler. |
| The car stopped in Leytonstone High Street before stopping again in Ashlin Road at about 0643 BST. One man ran off. | The car stopped in Leytonstone High Street before stopping again in Ashlin Road at about 0643 BST. One man ran off. |
| Car rammed | Car rammed |
| The officer, who was armed, sustained serious head injuries after he got out of his car. | The officer, who was armed, sustained serious head injuries after he got out of his car. |
| The Chrysler then rammed a marked police vehicle as it tried to get away. | The Chrysler then rammed a marked police vehicle as it tried to get away. |
| Two police officers, who are both Newham borough Pcs, suffered minor injuries. | Two police officers, who are both Newham borough Pcs, suffered minor injuries. |
| Three people who were in the Chrysler, two men aged 19 and 26, and a 21-year-old woman, were arrested. | Three people who were in the Chrysler, two men aged 19 and 26, and a 21-year-old woman, were arrested. |
| Peter Smythe, who chairs the Metropolitan Police Federation, paid tribute to the bravery of the officer and others like him. | |
| He told BBC London: "Officers who do that [work in the Met's armed response unit], and volunteer to do it are tremendously brave. | |
| "They are going into a situation which most other people would run away from. | |
| "There must be some apprehension but that's what they are trained to do, that's what they've volunteered to do. I take my hat off to them." |