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| Four teenagers 'stabbed police officer in east London' | Four teenagers 'stabbed police officer in east London' |
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| An undercover Met Police officer was stabbed by a group of teenagers in east London while on an operation, the force has said. | An undercover Met Police officer was stabbed by a group of teenagers in east London while on an operation, the force has said. |
| Three boys and a girl allegedly attacked the plain clothes officer in an alleyway near The Bow Bells pub in Bow on Tuesday night. | Three boys and a girl allegedly attacked the plain clothes officer in an alleyway near The Bow Bells pub in Bow on Tuesday night. |
| The officer, in his 40s, suffered three stab wounds and remains in hospital. | |
| A 17-year-old held on suspicion of attempted murder has been released on police bail. | |
| A knife has been recovered from the scene. Scotland Yard said the stabbing was not being treated as terrorist related. | A knife has been recovered from the scene. Scotland Yard said the stabbing was not being treated as terrorist related. |
| The Met said the group, all believed to be in their late teens, may not have been aware the victim was a police officer. | The Met said the group, all believed to be in their late teens, may not have been aware the victim was a police officer. |
| The teens may also have been involved in another incident outside Devons Road Docklands Light Railway Station, where a motorist was threatened with a knife, the Met said. | The teens may also have been involved in another incident outside Devons Road Docklands Light Railway Station, where a motorist was threatened with a knife, the Met said. |
| The stabbed man, who was with the Met's specialist crime and operations unit, was one of four Met officers injured in separate attacks on Tuesday, BBC London has learned. | The stabbed man, who was with the Met's specialist crime and operations unit, was one of four Met officers injured in separate attacks on Tuesday, BBC London has learned. |
| One police officer sustained a broken hand and another was punched in the face in different incidents in Lambeth. | One police officer sustained a broken hand and another was punched in the face in different incidents in Lambeth. |
| Another officer was attacked with a needle in Croydon, south London. | Another officer was attacked with a needle in Croydon, south London. |
| On Tuesday, the Met revealed two officers were attacked by a mob of around 30 schoolchildren in New Cross a fortnight ago. | On Tuesday, the Met revealed two officers were attacked by a mob of around 30 schoolchildren in New Cross a fortnight ago. |
| One of them was punched in the face several times then kicked in the head repeatedly after he tried to search a boy suspected of concealing a knife. | One of them was punched in the face several times then kicked in the head repeatedly after he tried to search a boy suspected of concealing a knife. |