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Graeme Thomson & Christina O'Neill

Police seal off Edinburgh Road in Glasgow after brutal attack leaves victim in hospital

A man has been rushed to hospital after being set upon by two thugs in an early-morning attack outside a Glasgow flat that left blood covering the pavement on Edinburgh Road.

Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Carntyne after being alerted at 3.40am and the victim was taken to the city’s Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Part of Edinburgh Road was cordoned off on Sunday afternoon as forensic officers pored over the area.

Forensic officers search the crime scene on Edinburgh Road in Carntyne (Robert Perry)

Pictures from the scene show a forensic officer picking up a piece of bloodstained clothing from the pavement which was covered in patches of blood.

Police Scotland are urging anyone with information to come forward.

A forensic officer picks up a piece of bloodstained clothing with the pavement covered in patches of blood at Edinburgh Road in Carntyne (Robert Perry)

A spokeswoman for the force told Glasgow Live: “Officers are following a positive line of enquiry in relation to this but it is still ongoing.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 0919 of August 9.”

The condition of the victim is not yet know.

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