A man has been the victim of a ‘targeted’ attack in Glasgow this afternoon, less than a mile from where a knifeman attacked six people and was shot dead by police on Friday.
Police were called to the city centre just after midday and have cordoned off an area outside a Premier Inn on Argyle Street.
An eyewitness, who was not named, told the Glasgow Times: ‘Literally just happened, was loads of screaming and guy is on the ground with blood all over him.
‘Looked like the guy came out of the Premier Inn hotel.’
It has been reported a man was seen lying on the ground on the city’s Argyle Street, outside a Premier Inn, covered in blood
The latest violent incident is less than a mile away from a knife attack just a few days ago where 6 people were injured on West George Street
He added: ‘The guy’s shoes and a load of blood still on the pavement.’
Police say there is no wider threat to the public following the incident on Argyle Street.
Inspector Gareth Griffiths said: ‘We were called around 12.10pm on Sunday, 28 June, to a report of an assault in Argyle Street, Glasgow.
‘Officers are currently at the scene. We believe this was a targeted assault and we do not believe there is a threat to the wider public.’
Five police cars are currently at the scene along with an ambulance.
It comes just two days after the frenzied knife attack less than a mile from today’s incident, in which a police officer and five others were injured.
Police Scotland named the man shot by officers during an attack in Glasgow on Friday as Badreddin Abedlla Adam, 28, from Sudan.
In a statement on Twitter, Police Scotland said: ‘The identity is based on information the deceased provided to the Home Office earlier this year.
Police and paramedics are the scene in Glasgow City centre this afternoon
Police respond to an incident just off Argyle Street, in Glasgow, Scotland, this afternoon
‘Police Scotland will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident in Glasgow.
‘The police discharge of firearms resulting in a fatality will also continue to be fully investigated by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC).
‘Both of these inquiries, which take place under the direction of the Lord Advocate, are ongoing and it would not be appropriate to speculate either about the events or the outcomes of these investigations.’
Badreddin is thought to have arrived in the UK six months ago via France after fleeing persecution in Sudan. He is believed to have preciously stayed in Belfast.
The hero police officer injured in the knife attack at a Glasgow hotel yesterday said the bloodbath he witnessed will haunt him forever as he praised the bravery of his colleagues from his hospital bed where he remains in a stable condition.
David Whyte, 42, was stabbed in the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow yesterday after racing to save victims. Today he has thanked his colleagues for their bravery
Police officers attend the scene after reports of a stabbing rampage in a central Glasgow hotel at around 1pm yesterday
Constable David Whyte, 42, said he was ‘confronted by a scene I’d never forget’ after racing to the knife rampage at around 1pm yesterday during which he and five other people were stabbed.
He is thought to have been the first officer to arrive at the hotel – two minutes after the carnage began.
He was one of six people injured during the incident at the Park Inn Hotel in West George Street on Friday, in which a male suspect was shot and killed by police.
In a statement yesterday he said: ‘As the first responders on scene, myself and my colleague did what all police officers are trained for to save lives.
‘I would like to thank my colleagues who put themselves in harm’s way to contain this incident and assist with the vital treatment given to myself and others at the scene by other emergency services.’
Sources said the officer was stabbed repeatedly as he tried to overpower the knifeman and save other victims.
PC Whyte played football in a local police team. His wife is called Carol and they have two children.
Three of the other people who were injured are asylum seekers, Police Scotland said, while two are members of staff. All remain in hospital, one in a critical but stable condition, the others in a stable condition.