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23/09/2002
Police officer attacked with bottle in Strabane
A police officer has been injured following an incident at a vehicle checkpoint in Strabane.
The officer was treated in hospital for head injuries when a man attempting to evade a vehicle check struck him with a bottle.
A police spokesperson said that officers in Strabane's main street stopped a car, which had attempted to avoid a vehicle checkpoint. The two occupants ran off and a second patrol intercepted one of the men who produced a bottle and stuck one of the officers across the head.
The officer was taken to hospital where he received nine stitches to a head wound. He was later released from hospital.
Police confirmed that they have recovered a number of items at the scene that are being examined.
(SP)
The officer was treated in hospital for head injuries when a man attempting to evade a vehicle check struck him with a bottle.
A police spokesperson said that officers in Strabane's main street stopped a car, which had attempted to avoid a vehicle checkpoint. The two occupants ran off and a second patrol intercepted one of the men who produced a bottle and stuck one of the officers across the head.
The officer was taken to hospital where he received nine stitches to a head wound. He was later released from hospital.
Police confirmed that they have recovered a number of items at the scene that are being examined.
(SP)
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