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Police officers hurt in stabbings | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Two police officers are being treated in hospital after being stabbed while on duty in north London. | |
They were responding to reports of a disturbance at a chemist in Church Street, Stoke Newington, when one of the officers was stabbed in the thigh. | |
The other policeman suffered superficial injuries and both are currently in hospital. | |
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. |
Armed officers and police helicopters were drafted in after the attack and a knife has been recovered. | |
Other weapons | Other weapons |
The second officer, aged in his 20s, suffered his minor injuries when trying to stop the attacker from escaping, police said. | |
Both officers are described as being in a comfortable condition in hospital. | |
After the attack, the man ran into a nearby cemetery and a large-scale search was launched. | 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. |
Superintendent 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. |