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| Police shoot man at rail station | |
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| A man is in hospital after being shot and injured by the police at a railway station in North Lanarkshire. | |
| Strathclyde Police were called to Carfin station at about 1625 BST on Friday after a report that a man was in possession of a firearm on the track. | |
| A police helicopter and an armed response unit were sent to the scene. | A police helicopter and an armed response unit were sent to the scene. |
| At about 1725 BST a man was shot, say police. He was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital. The station has remained shut for investigations. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Hamish Cormack, head of community safety at Strathclyde Police, said: "As a force we take the deployment of armed officers very seriously and we are well aware of the potential consequences of dealing with incidents involving firearms. | Assistant Chief Constable Hamish Cormack, head of community safety at Strathclyde Police, said: "As a force we take the deployment of armed officers very seriously and we are well aware of the potential consequences of dealing with incidents involving firearms. |
| "In accordance with the national guidelines, an investigation will be conducted by an independent force and in view of this, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage." | "In accordance with the national guidelines, an investigation will be conducted by an independent force and in view of this, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage." |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service said it was called to Carfin at about 1730 BST by police and took the man to hospital. | |