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| A 40-year-old man was shot in the foot with a nail gun after being bundled into a van and kidnapped. | A 40-year-old man was shot in the foot with a nail gun after being bundled into a van and kidnapped. |
| Police said he sustained a "significant injury" during the incident at Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, near the M4 at around 0200 GMT on Wednesday. | Police said he sustained a "significant injury" during the incident at Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, near the M4 at around 0200 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Police are hunting a 35-year-old man from the Gendros area, and as yet two unidentified males. | Police are hunting a 35-year-old man from the Gendros area, and as yet two unidentified males. |
| The victim was hit over the head and driven by van to Lasau Road where he was assaulted and then freed. | |
| South Wales Police said the victim came from Tregelles Court in the Cwmrhydyceirw area of Morriston. | |
| He was driven to Lasau Road near Junction 46 of the M4. | |
| Det Insp Simon Davies said: "This is being treated as an isolated incident and we are seeking the whereabouts of a 35-year-old man from the Gendros area, and as yet two unidentified males. | |
| "The victim has been left traumatised by the unprovoked actions of these individuals and I am appealing for anyone who witnessed anything untoward at Tregelles Court or Pant Lasau Road between 0200 and 0300 GMT to come forward." | |
| Contact South Wales Police on 01792 614350 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |