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VPD officer suffers serious injuries after being slashed in DTES

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A Vancouver police officer was sent to hospital with serious injuries Tuesday night after a random attack in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.

A man slashed one of the officers several times in the leg with an edged weapon.

Solaris Onatta Running Dey , 29 , has been charged with aggravated assault and assault of a peace officer with a weapon.

The attack comes as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has pledged to crack down on crime in the DTES .

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English

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