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Police are concerned over the attack of one of their own as he tried to stop two robbers from entering a house in Nadera outside Suva during the weekend.
Spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed the incident saying it was an unfortunate one.
“The officer was treated at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital for injuries he sustained to his face,” Sokomuri told FijiLive.
He said there was a complaint received that two men were trying to break into a house and when they were caught in the act, the men resisted arrest and one of them attacked the officer with a pinch bar.
The duo were later caught in Lami after a police chase.
They are now in police custody.
Sokomuri said while the police force would not condone such acts, officers had to carry out their duties and the public is expected to cooperate.
