The incident took place
around midnight (2300 GMT) when two uniformed officers in a marked police car
signalled for a van to stop in Leyton, east London.
A London police officer
injured after being stabbed several times in a machete attack on Thursday is in
a “serious but stable condition,” police said.
The 28-year-old male
officer, who sustained injuries to the head and a hand, remained in hospital
“in a serious but stable condition,” London Metropolitan Police said in a
statement. “His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.”
A 56-year-old man was
charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon and he is
due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday morning.
Police officer briefly
pursued the van when it failed to stop.
When it stopped, the
officers got out to speak to the driver, who attacked the police officer, a
police statement said.
The machete-wielding driver
was arrested after the police officer used a taser to subdue him.
“What began as a routine
vehicle stop has transformed very quickly and unexpectedly into an unprovoked
attack with a weapon,” said Inspector Julia James from the North East Command
Unit.
According to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the incident was not believed to be linked to
terrorism. Stabbing attacks have risen recently in Britain.
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