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| Man held over police stab attack | Man held over police stab attack |
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| A man has been arrested following the stabbing of a police officer in Fife. | A man has been arrested following the stabbing of a police officer in Fife. |
| The policeman suffered arm and stomach injuries in an attack after he and a colleague had stopped a van in Kirkcaldy at about 1700 GMT. | The policeman suffered arm and stomach injuries in an attack after he and a colleague had stopped a van in Kirkcaldy at about 1700 GMT. |
| The officer, from the Glenrothes area, is expected to be discharged from the town's Victoria Hospital following treatment to his injuries. | The officer, from the Glenrothes area, is expected to be discharged from the town's Victoria Hospital following treatment to his injuries. |
| The 24-year-old arrested man, from Kirkcaldy, is due to appear before the town's Sheriff Court on Monday. | The 24-year-old arrested man, from Kirkcaldy, is due to appear before the town's Sheriff Court on Monday. |
| The policeman was stabbed as the driver and passenger of the stopped van tried to escape. | The policeman was stabbed as the driver and passenger of the stopped van tried to escape. |
| Police say they are still looking for a second man in connection with the incident, although they say he was not involved in the attack. | |
| Superintentant Alan Small later stressed that such events were extremely rare in Fife, adding that he could not not recall anything similar happening in the county in more than 25 years of service. |