A man wielding a machete attacked officers outside the security cordon for New York's Times Square celebrations at about 10pm on New Year's Eve
Specialist terrorism experts are investigating an attack involving a machete on police in New York that left three officers hurt.
A man wielding the weapon attacked officers outside the security cordon for the city's main Times Square celebrations at about 10pm on New Year's Eve. Police commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters:"Unprovoked, a 19-year-old male approached an officer and attempted to strike him over the head with a machete.It is understood that one of those targeted, who was not seriously injured, shot the suspect in the shoulder enabling his arrest.
All three officers have non-life threatening injuries. One has a skull fracture while another was said to have a deep cut.No motive has yet been identified.