Murder bid hunt launched after attacks

VIOLENCE unfolded on the streets of the East End of Glasgow following Sunday’s Old Firm match.

Streets in Dennistoun were locked down due to a disturbance while a teenage boy was the victim of a vicious attack now being treated as attempted murder.

The incidents came following the Old Firm match at Celtic Park.

Police are hunting a group of teenagers for the attempted murder of another teenager on London Road.

A 19-year-old man was attacked by the group around 7.50pm near to Helenslea Park. The victim went into a nearby bar and police were called before he was taken to the Glasgow Infirmary.

He remains in a stable condition while officers search for the attackers – aged between 14 and 17.

Detective Constable Eilidh Marshall, Shettleston Police Office, said: “This incident is being treated as attempted murder due to the seriousness of the man’s injuries.”

Elsewhere, three men were rushed to hospital following a disturbance on Duke Street.

Police were called to Duke Street around 6.40pm and were forced to close the road between Bellgrove Street and Sword Street. Three men aged 27, 29 and 32-years-old were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The 29-year-old was said to be in a stable condition. Inquiries into the disturbance are ongoing. Royal