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| Ballymena garage attack: man in hospital | Ballymena garage attack: man in hospital |
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| A man has been seriously injured after what police said was a "savage attack" in Ballymena on Tuesday. | |
| The assault happened at a petrol station forecourt at North Road at about 06:00 GMT. It has been cordoned off as a police inquiry gets underway. | |
| The victim is being treated in hospital. His attacker wore a distinctive white t-shirt which may have been discarded close by. | The victim is being treated in hospital. His attacker wore a distinctive white t-shirt which may have been discarded close by. |
| A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack. | A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack. |
| Police have appealed for information. | Police have appealed for information. |
| They have asked anyone who sees a white t-shirt discarded in the area not to touch it, but to contact them. | They have asked anyone who sees a white t-shirt discarded in the area not to touch it, but to contact them. |