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| Luton shooting: Imam one of two in hospital | |
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| Two men, including an Imam, were 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. | |
| The Imam was taken to hospital with minor injuries. A second man, 30, was seriously injured after being shot in the face. | |
| 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. |
| Bedfordshire Police has also said it does not believe the pair are known to each other or that the shooting was racially motivated or gang or drug related. | |
| The Luton Council of Mosques said: "Two people were injured including an Imam, neither [cases] are life threatening." | The Luton Council of Mosques said: "Two people were injured including an Imam, neither [cases] are life threatening." |