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policeman was kicked and threatened with a bat when he tackled suspect - as laughing passersby posed for selfies.
Officers were responding to an assault in Hackney, east London, when they were assaulted yesterday
Both officers, a man and a woman, suffered minor injuries, with one of the officers being punched in the head
Two men, aged 20 and 38, were arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer and remain in police custody
Home Secretary Priti Patel last night condemned the attack as 'sickening, shocking & disgraceful' in a tweet
Chair of the Met Police Federation warned danger to officers is escalating, and said: 'We're not punchbags'