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Notting Hill Carnival policeman in hospital after assault Notting Hill Carnival: Three men stabbed in violent clashes
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A police officer was injured when he was attacked while on duty at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. Three men were stabbed and two police officers were injured in a series of violent clashes at Notting Hill carnival on Monday evening.
The Metropolitan Police said the officer was in hospital after a serious assault at the junction of Lancaster Road and St Luke's Road. The Metropolitan Police imposed Section 60 public order measures, giving officers powers to stop and search, in response to the stabbings.
His condition is not life-threatening but it is understood he was unconscious at some stage, the force said. The police officers were assaulted during an attempted arrest of a man suspected of drug dealing.
The annual two-day celebration is said to be Europe's largest street party. The Met said 227 arrests were made over the two-day street festival.
Of those, 123 were made on Monday and included eight people arrested for disorder at the corner of Colville Terrace and Colville Gardens, Notting Hill, in which a 29-year-old man received a serious stab wound. He was taken to hospital and remains stable.
In addition, a man was arrested over the stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Southam Street, Kensington, and six men were held on suspicion of attempted murder following another stabbing.
There were also 38 arrests over suspected drug offences, 24 for public disorder and 15 for possession of offensive weapons.
A 33-year-old male police officer and his 35-year-old female colleague were taken to hospital after being assaulted at the junction of Lancaster Road and St Luke's Road at 15:15 BST.
The man's condition is not life-threatening but it is understood he was unconscious at some stage following injuries to his head and torso. His colleague sustained torso injuries but was discharged from hospital.
The decision to use the Section 60 and Section 60AA orders was taken by the commander in charge of policing on Monday evening.
It was in use from 19:00 until 02:00 on Tuesday.
Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allows senior police officers to authorise constables to stop and search people in a specific area, either where a serious public order problem is likely to arise or has taken place, or for offensive weapons or dangerous instruments.
Section 60AA gives police powers to order the removal of disguises where section 60 has been invoked.
Scotland Yard said on Monday night the measure was taken "in response to incidents of violence, and intelligence received, which have taken place within a short period of time in the last few hours".
The Metropolitan Police deployed 7,000 officers for Monday's event, 1,000 more than on Sunday.The Metropolitan Police deployed 7,000 officers for Monday's event, 1,000 more than on Sunday.
There had been 115 arrests for a variety of offences by 17:00 BST on Monday. The annual Notting Hill carnival is though to be Europe's largest street party and represents one of the biggest operational challenges in the force's calendar.
Among those were 39 arrests over drugs, 11 for common assault and seven for possession of offensive weapons.