Philadelphia police officer ambushed 'in the name of Islam'

A gunman in Philadelphia ambushed a police officer "in the name of Islam" at a junction late on Thursday.

Three of the 13 or more shots that the unnamed gunman fired struck the officer, who is said to be recovering.

The officer returned fire, striking the gunman at least three times, in what the police chief described as an attempted "execution".

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