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15 December 2010
Last updated at 11:40 ET
Two police officers have been stabbed in Ealing, west London, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
A Pc has been slashed in the neck and his injuries are said to be life-threatening. A PCSO was knifed in the arms and left seriously injured.
Police said the officers were stabbed in the Ealing Broadway area at about 1505 GMT.
London Ambulance Service has been taking casualties to hospital. A 30-year-old man has been arrested.
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A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the incident began when the officers stopped a member of the public.
A knife was then drawn on the police and they were attacked.
A witness said the officers were involved in a scuffle with the man in the busy shopping street.
The community support officer's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The area has been cordoned off.
A Met spokesman said: "We can confirm that we have received reports of a police officer and a PCSO having been involved in an incident in the borough of Ealing and having sustained stab wounds.
"The Pc is believed to be in a serious condition. The PCSO is in a non serious condition."
Buses diverted Mayor of London Boris Johnson said on Twitter: "Shocked by the stabbing of a police officer and a PCSO in Ealing.
"No place for this on the streets of London."
Another Twitter user wrote: "I was at the stabbing in Ealing. I saw it with my own eyes.
"Scariest thing ever to witness."
London Ambulance have declined to comment.
Police vehicles and ambulances are blocking Ealing Broadway, which has been surrounded with police tape.
New Broadway has been closed in both directions, leading to queues in the surrounding area.
Several bus routes have been diverted but Ealing Broadway station, which serves the Central and District Tube lines and London Overground services, remains open.
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A Pc has been slashed in the neck and his injuries are said to be life-threatening. A PCSO was knifed in the arms and left seriously injured.
Police said the officers were stabbed in the Ealing Broadway area at about 1505 GMT.
London Ambulance Service has been taking casualties to hospital. A 30-year-old man has been arrested.
Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
No place for this on the streets of London”
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Boris Johnson
Mayor of London
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the incident began when the officers stopped a member of the public.
A knife was then drawn on the police and they were attacked.
A witness said the officers were involved in a scuffle with the man in the busy shopping street.
The community support officer's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The area has been cordoned off.
A Met spokesman said: "We can confirm that we have received reports of a police officer and a PCSO having been involved in an incident in the borough of Ealing and having sustained stab wounds.
"The Pc is believed to be in a serious condition. The PCSO is in a non serious condition."
Buses diverted Mayor of London Boris Johnson said on Twitter: "Shocked by the stabbing of a police officer and a PCSO in Ealing.
"No place for this on the streets of London."
Another Twitter user wrote: "I was at the stabbing in Ealing. I saw it with my own eyes.
"Scariest thing ever to witness."
London Ambulance have declined to comment.
Police vehicles and ambulances are blocking Ealing Broadway, which has been surrounded with police tape.
New Broadway has been closed in both directions, leading to queues in the surrounding area.
Several bus routes have been diverted but Ealing Broadway station, which serves the Central and District Tube lines and London Overground services, remains open.
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