Man held over PC hit-and-run

A SECOND man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two police officers were mown down while chasing looters during recent riots, police announced yesterday.

The 28-year-old has been taken to a north-east London police station where he remained in custody last night.

Scotland Yard has released CCTV footage of the incident which shows the officers being hit by a speeding Citroën in Waltham Forest, north-east London, as they dealt with reports of a store being looted at about 1am on 8 August. The footage shows the car appearing at high speed as officers chased suspects, knocking two PCs to the ground.