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| Luton shooting: Imam one of two in hospital with bullet wounds | |
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| Two men, including an Imam, have been taken to hospital after being shot in Luton. | |
| Bedfordshire Police said officers were called to a report of a 47-year-old man with "gunshot injuries" in Portland Road at about 21:50 BST on Thursday. | Bedfordshire Police said officers were called to a report of a 47-year-old man with "gunshot injuries" in Portland Road at about 21:50 BST on Thursday. |
| He was taken to hospital with minor injuries and a second man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. | |
| Det Insp Craig Laws said the shooting was "concerning" but officers were treating it as an "isolated" incident. | Det Insp Craig Laws said the shooting was "concerning" but officers were treating it as an "isolated" incident. |
| "Officers are currently following a number of lines of inquiry, and anyone with information is urged to contact us," he said. | "Officers are currently following a number of lines of inquiry, and anyone with information is urged to contact us," he said. |
| The Luton Council of Mosques said: "Two people were injured including an Imam, neither [cases] are life threatening." | |
| It has not been confirmed which of the injured men is the Imam. |