A police officer has been seriously injured with a machete after arresting someone for possession of a knife and a gun in Harehills, Leeds.
Yesterday, shortly after 2pm, officers were conducting stop and searches in Leeds in an area covered by a Section 60 order. They then stopped a man who was found to be in possession of a machete and a gun in Back Cowper Grove.
While the man was being detained by police, an officer was injured and rushed to hospital with a "serious leg injury". A 22-year-old man was then arrested and is in police custody.
