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Kathleen Speirs

Police hunt three thugs after violent racist attack on Glasgow bus

Police are hunting three thugs who racially abused, assaulted and robbed two men on a bus in Glasgow.

At around 8pm on Wednesday two men, aged 24 and 28, were on the upper deck of the number 75 First Bus in Glasgow city centre, travelling to Castlemilk .

Two men and one woman got on the bus in the city's Union Street and subjected the victims to racial abuse.

The suspects were attacked after getting off the bus in Dougrie Road in Castlemilk (Google)

At around 8.50pm the suspects grabbed their phones and a backpack off the victims as they got off the bus in Dougrie Road, Castlemilk.

The gang followed them off the bus, attacked them then made off onto the nearby B766.

Each of the suspects were in their late teens to early twenties.

The woman is described as white, around five feet eight inches tall and of a slim build, with blond hair worn in a ponytail.

She was wearing a yellow hooded top and black trousers.

One of the men is described as white, tall and of a slim build with broken teeth.

He was wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded top, black tracksuit and black and white trainers.

The other man is described as white and of a heavy build with a tattoo on his right elbow.

He was wearing a white t-shirt, black tracksuit trousers and a black baseball cap.

Constable Sean Kennedy said: “This was a very aggressive and frightened attack on these two young men, who were simply travelling home.

"To subject anyone to racial abuse then attack them is completely unacceptable.

"The three people responsible must be caught.

“I am appealing to anyone who was at the bus stop in Union Street at the four corners, or anyone travelling on this bus at the time to come forward, as they may have information that will assist our investigation.

"I’d also like to hear from anyone with information on the identity of these three people.”

Anyone with information should contact officers through 101 quoting reference number 3778 of March 4.

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