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UK police: 2 officers stabbed in central London,

LONDON (AP) — London’s police force says two officers have been hospitalized after being stabbed in central London early Friday. The Metropolitan Police force says officers “encountered a man with a knife” in the Leicester Square area, a busy tourist hub, at around 6 a.m. The force says both officers are in the hospital and it is awaiting updates on their conditions. A man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaulting an emergency worker. He is also in the hospital. Police say a Taser was used during the arrest. They are investigating the circumstances around the incident.

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