West Midlands police officer stabbed at Birmingham house
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Disorder had been reported to police at an address in Reeves Road in Birmingham
A West Midlands Police officer has been stabbed at a house in Birmingham.
Serious disorder had been reported at the property in Reeves Road, Kings Heath, at about 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, the force said.
Three police officers responded and they found a man with a knife, who stabbed one of them in the shoulder.
The injuries they sustained were not life-threatening, the force said, adding a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent.
He was also being questioned on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a knife in a public place, and remains in custody.
"We take assaults against our officers incredibly seriously and are supporting the officer who was assaulted," a spokesperson said.
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