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re: UK Police Officer Shot Dead in Station by Man in Custody
Eleven Police Officers Injured by Corrosive Substance During London Drugs Raid
Scotland Yard has confirmed that the armed officers were injured as they carried out a search warrant at an industrial estate in Barnet, north London, on Wednesday
Daily Mirror UK, 25 SEP 2020.
Eleven police officers have been injured by a corrosive substance during a drugs raid in north London.
The armed officers were hurt as they swooped on an industrial estate in Barnet this afternoon executing a search warrant.
All of the officers were taken to hospital where they are awaiting an assessment on the extent of their injuries. None are believed to be in a life-threatening condition.
A number of men were arrested in connection with drugs offences following the operation and were also taken to hospital with similar injuries.
Scotland Yard says the exact circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been established and a full investigation is now being launched.
A Metropolitan Police statement said: "A number of officers have been injured following a police operation in Barnet.
"At around 13:50hrs on Wednesday, 23 September, officers attended an industrial area in Dale Close, Barnet, to execute a drugs warrant as part of a proactive operation.
"As they executed the warrant, officers were injured by a suspected corrosive substance.
"Full enquiries into the exact circumstances continue."
Scotland Yard said the horrific incident happened as officers executed a drugs warrant on an industrial estate in Barnet, north London, at lunchtime.
The injured officers were taken to hospital along with a number of suspects arrested at the scene who were also effected by the substance.
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