Surgeons remove 12 bullets from WPC blasted in an armed pub raid at point-blank range

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PC Katie Johnson, 29, was shot in the leg when she ordered a balaclava-clad robber to drop his sawn-off shotgun.

As the gunman ran off, she was left bleeding on the ground.

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Katie Johnson, 29, is an officer with Lancashire Police

She was taken to hospital, where surgeons removed 12 shotgun pellets from her leg.

Lancashire Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham praised PC Johnson for her "considerable bravery" in challenging the gunman.

Police arrested one man shortly after the raid and a 37-year-old man was apprehended in woodland close to a railway line late on New Year's Eve.

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Target: Staff at the Hospital Inn were told they would be shot unless they handed over the takings

Last night both men were being questioned by detectives over the robbery at the Hospital Inn in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire.

Manhunt: Police scour the area

A source said: "Officers will want to establish early on whether it was one of these men who was responsible for the shooting.

"They were both arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and attempted murder. Officers will be anxious to ascertain whether they have the right men and whether there was a getaway driver or anyone else involved in the plot to rob the pub of its Christmas takings."

PC Johnson was discharged from hospital and spent New Year's Eve recovering at home with her family and long-term partner.

She joined the force six years ago and recently transferred to become a dog-handler.

She had confronted the armed man in the backyard of the pub after responding to a 999 call early on Monday morning.

Police have released details of two cars that were near the scene - a Vauxhall Vectra, with the registration N396 RHO, which was parked in the Hospital Inn car park, and a silver Peugeot 406, V778 HOL, which was parked close to shops nearby.