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28/06/2006
Police officer shot in London
Police are questioning five people after a police officer was shot in the shoulder while carrying out a surveillance operation in London.
The plain clothes officer from the Violent Crime Directorate, who is in his forties, is understood to have been shot in Leyton, east London on Tuesday afternoon.
The policeman was with another officer and both were unarmed.
The injured officer is reported to be in a stable condition.
It is understood that two men were arrested in Oakland Road, Leyton, after the incident and another three other men were arrested in the vicinity later on Tuesday.
All five are being questioned at different police stations in east London.
(KMcA)
The plain clothes officer from the Violent Crime Directorate, who is in his forties, is understood to have been shot in Leyton, east London on Tuesday afternoon.
The policeman was with another officer and both were unarmed.
The injured officer is reported to be in a stable condition.
It is understood that two men were arrested in Oakland Road, Leyton, after the incident and another three other men were arrested in the vicinity later on Tuesday.
All five are being questioned at different police stations in east London.
(KMcA)
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