Police looking for men who stole gun

Police officers in Tongcheng, Anhui province are searching for three bandits who stole an officer's gun during an attack on two of them.

Officers Mao Jigen and Zhang Long were attacked during a patrol in the city's Shuanggang district on Monday, following a string of motorcycle thefts.

At about 4 pm, after seeing three men on one motorcycle, the policemen approached the trio, who immediately began running away.