SHARJAH // A Sharjah police officer is recovering from serious stab wounds after he was attacked while carrying out routine traffic checks. The officer, Rashid Mohammed, 43, was stabbed on Monday as he and his colleagues conducted night patrols on King Faisal Road near Al Khan in Sharjah, police said. He had stopped the vehicle with three occupants, all from Pakistan, and asked to see the licence of the driver and car ownership papers. A police spokesman said the driver drew a knife and stabbed the officer in the chest before running away.
Police suspected the car had been stolen, but later discovered this was not the case. The motive for the stabbing is unclear, the spokesman said. Officers on the scene arrested the two other occupants of the car. The stabbed policeman was taken to Al Qassimi Hospital. Staff said he was in stable condition yesterday and likely to be released in the next few days. Several senior police officers, led by the deputy director general of Sharjah police, Col Abdullah Mubarak al Dukhan, visited the injured man in hospital yesterday. Col al Dukhan thanked him for his courage on the job.
The attacker was still at large last night, while the two men who were arrested remained in custody. It is not known if they have been charged. ykakande@thenational.ae
