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| Man is shot in street gang clash | Man is shot in street gang clash |
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| A 26-year-old Asian man is recovering in hospital after being shot in the stomach during an incident involving two gangs of men in Greater Manchester. | |
| The man, whose identity has not been released but who comes from Oldham, was shot shortly after midnight. | The man, whose identity has not been released but who comes from Oldham, was shot shortly after midnight. |
| Police were called to Lees Road in the Clarksfield area of Oldham following what is believed to be a disturbance between two groups of Asian youths. | |
| The injured man is in a stable condition in hospital. | The injured man is in a stable condition in hospital. |
| However, for security reasons, police are not releasing the location of the hospital where he is being treated. | However, for security reasons, police are not releasing the location of the hospital where he is being treated. |
| Lees Road was closed from its junctions with Goss Hill Street and Cranbrook Street while searches of the area were carried out and police patrols have been stepped up in the area. | Lees Road was closed from its junctions with Goss Hill Street and Cranbrook Street while searches of the area were carried out and police patrols have been stepped up in the area. |
| Officers are appealing for anyone with information about the shooting to contact them. | Officers are appealing for anyone with information about the shooting to contact them. |
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