38-Year-Old attacks police officers with a shovel in Limassol

Date:

An incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, when a 38-year-old man attacked police officers with a metal shovel, injuring one of them.

At around 1:00 a.m., the operator of a mobile speed camera vehicle informed authorities that he was being obstructed by an unknown driver during routine checks. Police officers rushed to the scene, locating a 38-year-old man inside his vehicle.

According to the Police, the suspect exited his vehicle upon noticing the officers, shouting insults and holding a metal shovel. He then proceeded to attack the officers, injuring one of them in the legs.

The 38-year-old was immediately arrested for the offence, and has been taken into custody.

Also read: Early morning blast damages home entrance in Nicosia

Share post:

Popular

More like this
Related

ON THIS DAY: The September 11 attacks of 2001

On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the...

Anthropic blocks AI biological weapons attempts

Anthropic says it has identified and disrupted attempts to...

85-year-old man dies after being struck by reversing vehicle in Anthoupoli

An 85-year-old man, Andreas Christou, has died after being seriously injured in...

EU aid programme allocates €34m to Turkish Cypriots

The European Commission on Friday approved an EU aid programme worth €34 million...