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Shrewsbury road taped off and air ambulance called after second attack in less than a day

Four arrests have been made after reports of a man being attacked in a residential street - the second serious assault in Shrewsbury in a day.

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The scene from a police incident in Berwick Avenue, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury

Police have taped off Berwick Avenue, Coton Hill and an air ambulance helicopter landed at the nearby West Mid Showground this afternoon.

A spokeswoman for West Mercia Police has now confirmed four people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

It was the second serious attack in the town in a matter of hours after a man suffered slash wounds from a broken bottle in Castle Foregate last night. The is no suggestion at this stage that the two incidents are linked.

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