Two men wanted for attacking a police officer with a knife in Gaziköy

Two young men are wanted for stabbing a police officer who was on patrol in Gaziköy on Sunday evening. 

According to report by Yeniuduzen, the police officer is now in intensive care at Lefkoosia State Hospital.

A police statement named the two men as suspects in the knife attack on police officer Fahri Toklu. The public is asked to report any sighting of either of the two men.

An earlier report by local broadcaster, BRT, stated that two police officers who were on patrol approached the two men who appeared to be attempting to steal a car. After attacking one of the officers, both men fled the scene.

One of the suspects involved in the stabbing was later identified and arrested by the police in a house he was hiding in Akdoğan on Monday night.

The other suspect is still being sought.

President Ersin Tatar has sent a message to the injured police officer, wishing him a speedy recovery.