Two men stabbed in Omagh attack investigated by police

Summarised from BBC Northern Ireland's report · Updated 22 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

Two men were stabbed in Omagh, County Tyrone, after their van was forced into a carpark by assailants.

An investigation has been launched after two men were stabbed in Omagh, County Tyrone on Thursday morning at about 1:30 BST. The victims, aged 27 and 31, were in a van which was forced into a carpark at the former health centre on Old Mountfield Road. Three male assailants then emerged from a blue or grey five-door car and attacked them with weapons including a knife, billhook and machete.

The victims sustained serious injuries but these are not believed to be life threatening, police said. Another man and two women were also inside the van. Police are investigating another altercation that happened before the Omagh incident and may be linked to it. This incident occurred at a petrol station in Campsie, where one of the male victims was struck by a silver Vauxhall Insignia. Police have appealed for anyone with information or footage to come forward.

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• Police investigation after two men stabbedIt happened in Omagh town at about 1:30 BST at the former health centre on the Old Mountfield Road and involved three male assailants.BBC Northern Ireland · 22 Oct, 14:41

In this story: Omagh · County Tyrone · Old Mountfield Road · Campsie

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