{"id":792166,"date":"2026-10-05T00:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/792166\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T00:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:22:13","slug":"man-in-hospital-after-attack-involving-group-of-men-near-duke-of-wellington-statue-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/792166\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in hospital after attack involving group of men near Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large area of Glasgow city centre has been sealed off by police after a man was injured in an attack involving a group of men. <\/p>\n

Police were called to Royal Exchange Square around 3.05am on Sunday morning, following reports of a disturbance.<\/p>\n

A 21-year-old man was assaulted in the incident and was taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n

Officers sealed off the area connecting the square with Buchanan Street and Queen Street, with a police presence in place.<\/p>\n

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Police have issued an appeal for witnesses to get in touch.<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Stephen Greenshields of CID said: \u201cI would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and witnessed the assault to come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are carrying out a review of CCTV in the area and would appeal to anyone with any mobile phone footage or motorists who have dash-cam to get in touch, you may have captured something that can assist our investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0494 of October 4, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

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