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Manhunt under way after two injured in suspected crossbow attacks

Source: PA Archive

A manhunt is under way after a woman and a man were injured in suspected crossbow attacks in central London.

The two incidents were 10 days apart in Shoreditch but are linked, the Metropolitan Police said.

A 44-year-old woman is said to have been hit in the head with a crossbow

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