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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two injured with crossbow

Source: PA Wire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were injured by crossbow bolts in east London.

The 47-year-old was carrying a knuckle duster and “a bottle containing a substance” when he was detained at 11pm on Sunday in Shoreditch, the Metropolitan Police said.

Officers searched his home and found a

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