Man held over attempted murder of police officer in Northern Ireland

A County Armagh man has been arrested for attempting to murder a police officer on Sunday . The police officer was slashed with a knife while responding to a domestic incident on the Kilwilkie estate in Lurgan. He sustained serious head injuries and is being treated in hospital where his condition has been described as stable. It is understood that the arrested man had locked himself inside a house with two young children and when the police tried to get inside, he opened the front door and slashed the officer with a knife. Meanwhile, other officers at the scene came under attack from a mob throwing petrol bombs and bricks. The estate has been a frequent trouble spot for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Police have come under repeated attack, ranging from riots to shootings. The North Armagh area is a stronghold for the hardline republican faction, the Continuity IRA.