Police ammonia incident
A police officer has been treated in hospital after an alleged ammonia attack in Newcastle.
Police taken to hospital after chemical attack
Three police officers have been taken to hospital after ammonia was thrown at them.
One of the officers received treatment for a burn to his eye, and the other two were discharged.
It follows an incident when the police received reports of a disturbance in the Muswell Hill area of Newcastle.
At 11.57pm on Friday officers arrived at an address to make an arrest, and the chemical substance was thrown at them.
A man and a woman have been arrested.
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