Qld police officer attacked by man armed with metal club

A Queensland police officer has been attacked by a man armed with a metal club.

The officer chased the man after a break in at a Cairns business on Saturday, tackling him to the ground.

Whilst on the ground, the man hit the officer on the hand with a metal club.

He will undergo x-rays to dertermine the extent of the injury.

A 40-year-old man has been charged with serious assault police and is due to face the Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday.