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R-C-M-P say a 21-year-old man has been charged following the stabbing of a First Nations police officer.

The officer and a suspect were both injured during an arrest outside the Waywayseecappo First Nation.

Police say at the 29-year-old officer was stabbed multiple times, fired his weapon, and one of the suspects was wounded.

The seven-year police veteran was treated in hospital and released.

Matthew Benn has been charged with attempted murder and remains in custody.