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| Man critically injured in attack | Man critically injured in attack |
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| A man is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was assaulted in Newry. | A man is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was assaulted in Newry. |
| The victim, who is in his 30s, suffered serious head injuries in the attack, which happened shortly after 1730 GMT on Saturday. | The victim, who is in his 30s, suffered serious head injuries in the attack, which happened shortly after 1730 GMT on Saturday. |
| Police believe the man was attacked somewhere between the ambulance station on the Hospital Road and Carnagat Road. | Police believe the man was attacked somewhere between the ambulance station on the Hospital Road and Carnagat Road. |
| They want anyone who was on the Hospital Road at about 1730 GMT or who has any information to contact them. | They want anyone who was on the Hospital Road at about 1730 GMT or who has any information to contact them. |
| Sinn Fein Newry and Armagh assembly member Mickey Brady said the assault was "shocking and disturbing". | |
| "Whilst details of this specific incident are unclear, the news of vicious assualts and serious injuries is now unfortunately all to common in the society we live," he said. |