12/02/2007

Caledon stabbings injure four people

Part of Caledon village in County Tyrone has been sealed off following a stabbing attack.

Police confirnemed that a man has been arrested and a knife recovered.

Four people are understood to have been injured at around 10.40am on Monday morning. Their condition of the injured is not known and there are no further details at present.

It is reported that a man believed to be in his 20s attacked one person in a shop and then attacked three more people outside the food store.

Police have asked motorists to avoid the village while three separate scenes are examined.

(SP)

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