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Man fighting for life after being stabbed in targeted attack outside Paisley polling station
The assault was not related to the polling station or today s Scottish election.
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Emergency services on the scene (Image: @njnathan96)
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Man seriously injured in stabbing near Paisley polling station
Officers responded to reports that a man had been stabbed on Broomlands Street, Paisley (@njnathan96/PA)
A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an attack near a polling station in Paisley, but police stressed the assault was not related to the election.
Officers are appealing for witnesses after they responded to reports of a stabbing in Broomlands Street at around 9.15am on Thursday.
The 50-year-old man is being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Pre-planned Paisley murder bid leaves man with serious head injuries
Murder squad cops are investigating after three thugs jumped the 30-year-old victim as he walked in the town’s Henderson Street at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.
Police Incident Henderson St/Brown Street Paisley.
Police on Brown Street Paisley
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