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2 Chicago Cops Injured in Firecracker Attack

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Assailant threw lit firecracker at their squad car.

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Two Chicago police officers were injured Sunday when an unknown assailant tossed a firecracker at their squad car, police say. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. in the South Shore area on the South Side, when a vehicle pulled up alongside the officers before throwing the firecracker. The officers suffered minor injuries and were transported to a hospital. There has been no word on the suspect in the attack, nor whether anyone has been detained.

Read it at The Associated Press