Two police officers have been injured after a man chased officers down a quiet residential street with a chainsaw.
A 30-year-old man has now been arrested as police confirmed there was "no wider risk to the public" following the chainsaw rampage down Glasgow Road in Paisley, Renfrewshire.The injured officers were treated by paramedics for their injuries.Footage on social media showed a man in a grey t-shirt and black trousers running down the middle of the quiet road with a chainsaw in hand.He appeared to be shouting as he approached officers with the large weapon at around 1pm on Monday.
Read More: Ministry of Defence targeted in cyber-attack by 'China' as details of serving military personnel accessed in breachRead More: Police seize 22 XL Bully dogs from illegal breeding farm in Sheffield in huge raidFootage from the scene also appeared to show a vehicle crashed into a stationary police car before knocking it into a garden wall.Police Scotland confirmed there had been no other injuries and there was no wider risk to the public.
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