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2024-08-09 16:16:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D8CE4A14A407B8B86CF54062AD939AA004349EBA04584D5EF20A32B1C0E1CF57
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The event has been widely reported and the police officer wasn’t “chopped to bits with a machete” but he sustained an injury to his arm due to a bladed article. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm23m09dmy7o.amp https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2024-08-09/police-officer-stabbed-during-vehicle-stop https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-arrested-after-allegedly-assaulting-29705772.amp https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-officer-slashed-bladed-article-33427087.amp https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1933978/Police-officer-slashed-afternoon-horror-knifeman-flees/amp
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