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| Police probe festival murder bids | |
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| Police said the two injured men were found at the festival's campsite | |
| Two attempted murders and a sexual assault at the T in the Park music festival are being investigated by police in Tayside. | Two attempted murders and a sexual assault at the T in the Park music festival are being investigated by police in Tayside. |
| Just before midnight on Sunday, two 20-year-old men were found with serious abdominal injuries at the event's campsite at Balado, Perth and Kinross. | |
| Police said three people were helping them with their enquiries. | Police said three people were helping them with their enquiries. |
| On Saturday night a woman in her 20s was attacked and a teenager was in a critical condition after a fall. | |
| Commenting on the murder attempts, Det Insp Steve Bissett said: "This has been a particularly disturbing incident where two men have sustained very serious injuries. | Commenting on the murder attempts, Det Insp Steve Bissett said: "This has been a particularly disturbing incident where two men have sustained very serious injuries. |
| "This was the time when the majority of campers were making their way back to the campsite following the closure of the arena entertainment. | "This was the time when the majority of campers were making their way back to the campsite following the closure of the arena entertainment. |
| "It's possible some campers may have captured vital images of the incident on cameras or mobile phones, and a number of others will have witnessed the assault." | "It's possible some campers may have captured vital images of the incident on cameras or mobile phones, and a number of others will have witnessed the assault." |
| Flag pole | |
| The two men are being treated at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where they were described as being in a serious but stable condition. | |
| In a separate incident which took place on Saturday at about 2200 BST, a woman was knocked to the ground and sexually assaulted near to the bus parking area. | |
| The man responsible was described as white, heavily built, with dark shaved hair and wearing a long sleeved dark top. | |
| Tayside Police also confirmed that a 19-year-old man was in a critical condition after falling from a flag pole within the main arena at the festival. | |
| It is thought the man climbed the pole shortly after 2200 BST on Sunday. He fell about 6ft and sustained a serious head injury. | |
| He was treated at the scene by the on-site medical team before being taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where he underwent neurosurgery. |