05/04/2004

Man left in critical condition following attack

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left in a critical condition in hospital early this morning.

The man was attacked in the Old Mountfield Road area of Omagh at around 3am.

A number of people were believed to have been in the area at the time, however nothing else is known about the incident.

The injured man has since been transferred from the Tyrone County Hospital to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. His condition was described as "critical".

(MB)

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