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| Police appeal over driver assault | Police appeal over driver assault |
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| A taxi driver has been abducted and robbed in Glasgow, police said. | A taxi driver has been abducted and robbed in Glasgow, police said. |
| Two men threatened the driver with a knife at a taxi rank near the Duke of Wellington statue in the city centre. | |
| He was forced to drive to the Springburn area, then out towards Cumbernauld, where he was then assaulted by the two men. | He was forced to drive to the Springburn area, then out towards Cumbernauld, where he was then assaulted by the two men. |
| He managed to escape at the Crowwood roundabout while his attackers made off in the silver Toyota Avensis taxi with the driver's takings. | He managed to escape at the Crowwood roundabout while his attackers made off in the silver Toyota Avensis taxi with the driver's takings. |
| The man made his way to the nearby Crowwood Hotel, where he raised the alarm. | The man made his way to the nearby Crowwood Hotel, where he raised the alarm. |
| Police have appealed for anyone with information on the incident, which happened at about 0530 GMT, to come forward. | Police have appealed for anyone with information on the incident, which happened at about 0530 GMT, to come forward. |
| Detective Sergeant Gordon Pettigrew said: "I would urge anyone who may have been in either area at the time of the incidents and who may have seen the suspects, or indeed anyone who may have information that could assist with police inquiries to come forward." | Detective Sergeant Gordon Pettigrew said: "I would urge anyone who may have been in either area at the time of the incidents and who may have seen the suspects, or indeed anyone who may have information that could assist with police inquiries to come forward." |