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Attempted murder charge after officer knocked down

Eimear FlanaganBBC News NI
News imagePacemaker A yellow, blue and white liveried police car with a bullet hole in the windscreen sits on a grassy bank in a housing estate. The driver's door is lying open.Pacemaker
The injured officer fired one round from his gun during the incident on Sunday

A 36-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was knocked down by a stolen police car in Downpatrick, County Down.

The officer, who fired one round from his gun, was seriously injured in the incident which happened in the early hours of Sunday.

The suspect has also been charged with aggravated vehicle taking causing injury, aggravated vehicle taking in which vehicle is driven dangerously and other driving offences.

He is due to appear before Downpatrick Magistrates' Court on Thursday.