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| Three stabbed in city murder bids | |
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| Three men have been stabbed in two separate incidents in Glasgow. | |
| In the first attack, two men were knocked down by a 4x4 in Shettleston on Friday. The car's occupants then got out and stabbed them on the ground. | |
| In the second incident, a 20-year old man was chased and stabbed by a man he had spoken to in Glasgow city centre in the early hours of Saturday. | |
| Strathclyde Police said it was treating both attacks as attempted murder and issued appeals for information. | |
| The Shettleston incident took place shortly after 1100 BST in Brockville Street. | |
| Two men, aged 44 and 45, were walking on the pavement when the car mounted the kerb and knocked them down. | |
| 'Serious' condition | |
| They were then stabbed as they lay on the ground. | |
| The men were taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where their conditions were described as serious. | |
| The attackers were described as white males, of stocky build, who were in their 30s. | |
| The second incident took place in the city centre at about 0320 BST on Saturday. | |
| He is very lucky to be alive right now. Det Con Kieron Frost | He is very lucky to be alive right now. Det Con Kieron Frost |
| The victim spoke to another two men and a woman at the lane near to the Watt Brothers store on the city's Hope Street. One of the men then chased him and stabbed him with a knife. | |
| The man was taken to the Western Infirmary where he is currently in a serious but stable condition. | |
| The suspect was described as a white man aged about 21, who was 5ft 9in tall, of chubby build, with brown spiky hair. | |
| He was wearing a white tracksuit top and denims and was last seen running north in Hope Street. | He was wearing a white tracksuit top and denims and was last seen running north in Hope Street. |
| The other man, who was not directly involved in the attack, was white, about 20 years old, with very short dark brown hair. He was wearing a grey tracksuit top and denims. | The other man, who was not directly involved in the attack, was white, about 20 years old, with very short dark brown hair. He was wearing a grey tracksuit top and denims. |
| Brief conversation | |
| The woman was wearing a white dress. | The woman was wearing a white dress. |
| Det Con Kieron Frost from Stewart Street CID said: "The injured man left the Sports Cafe in Sauchiehall Street with two friends around 0300 BST this morning and appears to have become briefly separated from them as they made their way down Sauchiehall Street. | Det Con Kieron Frost from Stewart Street CID said: "The injured man left the Sports Cafe in Sauchiehall Street with two friends around 0300 BST this morning and appears to have become briefly separated from them as they made their way down Sauchiehall Street. |
| "All we know at this time is he has a brief conversation with two men and a woman at the lane near to Watt Brothers, and as he has walked away the suspect has run after him and stabbed him. | "All we know at this time is he has a brief conversation with two men and a woman at the lane near to Watt Brothers, and as he has walked away the suspect has run after him and stabbed him. |
| "He is very lucky to be alive right now." | "He is very lucky to be alive right now." |