Cops are treating a gas explosion at a flat in the Govan area of Glasgow today as attempted murder.
Officers from Police Scotland were called to a property on Kennedar Drive, Elderpark, at around 7.05am this monring.
As a result of the blast a 26-year-old man and a woman, aged 30, were injured.
The man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he remains in a critical condition with burn injuries.
The woman was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to minor injuries. She has since been discharged.
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Superintendent Craig Smith, Greater Glasgow Police Division, said: "Enquiries carried out so far have revealed that the explosion was as a result of a deliberate act within the flat.
"The flat has been significantly damaged, however, the impact of the blast did not affect other properties in the block and the 23 people who had been evacuated have been allowed back into their homes.
"Kennedar Drive remains closed to vehicular traffic until further notice."
