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| Police officer hurt in stabbing | Police officer hurt in stabbing |
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| A police officer is being treated in hospital after being stabbed while on duty in north London. | A police officer is being treated in hospital after being stabbed while on duty in north London. |
| He was responding to reports of a disturbance at a chemist in Church Street, Stoke Newington, when he was stabbed in the thigh. | He was responding to reports of a disturbance at a chemist in Church Street, Stoke Newington, when he was stabbed in the thigh. |
| Armed officers and police helicopters were drafted in after the attack and a knife has been recovered. | Armed officers and police helicopters were drafted in after the attack and a knife has been recovered. |
| Police said a man in his 20s was arrested soon after and was being held at a north London police station. | Police said a man in his 20s was arrested soon after and was being held at a north London police station. |
| Other weapons | Other weapons |
| A second officer, aged in his 20s, suffered minor injuries trying to stop the attacker from escaping, police said. | A second officer, aged in his 20s, suffered minor injuries trying to stop the attacker from escaping, police said. |
| Both officers are being treated in hospital and are described as being in a comfortable condition. | Both officers are being treated in hospital and are described as being in a comfortable condition. |
| After the attack, the man ran into a nearby cemetery and a large-scale search was launched. | |
| The area has been cordoned off to allow forensic experts to examine the area. | The area has been cordoned off to allow forensic experts to examine the area. |
| Supt Leroy Logan said a thorough search of the area was being carried out and they were not discounting the possibility of any other weapons being involved. | Supt Leroy Logan said a thorough search of the area was being carried out and they were not discounting the possibility of any other weapons being involved. |
| Police have appealed for anyone who has information about the incident, which happened at about 1100 BST to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who has information about the incident, which happened at about 1100 BST to contact them. |