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| Community officer stabbed on duty | Community officer stabbed on duty |
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| A Metropolitan Police Community Support Officer has been stabbed while on duty in central London. | A Metropolitan Police Community Support Officer has been stabbed while on duty in central London. |
| The man, thought to be in his 30s, was attacked near Lloyds Bank in Victoria Street at 1000 BST. | The man, thought to be in his 30s, was attacked near Lloyds Bank in Victoria Street at 1000 BST. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the officer had been taken to hospital, but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said the officer had been taken to hospital, but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. |
| Victoria Street has been cordoned off at the junction with Bressenden Place and police are searching the area. | Victoria Street has been cordoned off at the junction with Bressenden Place and police are searching the area. |
| Police cordon | Police cordon |
| A large public square in front of Westminster Cathedral has also been cordoned off. | |
| Up to eight police vehicles, including two recovery lorries, are at the scene as well as officers with sniffer dogs. | |
| The spokeswoman said: "At approximately 9.56am in Victoria Street outside Lloyds Bank, a male Police Community Support Officer was stabbed. | The spokeswoman said: "At approximately 9.56am in Victoria Street outside Lloyds Bank, a male Police Community Support Officer was stabbed. |
| "London Ambulance Service attended. He has been taken to a central London hospital suffering from what are believed to be non life-threatening injuries." | "London Ambulance Service attended. He has been taken to a central London hospital suffering from what are believed to be non life-threatening injuries." |
| Police said they had not yet interviewed the officer about what happened. | Police said they had not yet interviewed the officer about what happened. |
| One witness said she saw paramedics treating an injured man who was then taken away in an ambulance. | One witness said she saw paramedics treating an injured man who was then taken away in an ambulance. |