Police officers injured in Christchurch brawl

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Three police officers have been injured in a brawl in a Christchurch street involving ten people.

Inspector Murray Hurst of Southern Police Communications said six people were arrested after a brawl on Clyde Road in Christchurch this evening.

Police got a call at 5:23pm that two parties in the street had converged on the road and a fight had broken out.

Mr Hurst said one person was armed with a shovel and another was carrying a knife that was never presented.

The police officers weren't seriously injured, Mr Hurst said, and suffered bruising.

Ambulance staff treated one person for a minor head injury.