Two Iranian men have been seriously injured in what police believe may have been a racially-motivated attack in Glasgow.
The men, aged 17 and 31, were attacked by three men armed with bladed
weapons as they walked through Castlemilk Park at about 12:45 on
Wednesday.
Both sustained serious injuries in the incident and were taken to Glasgow Victoria Infirmary.
Their condition is described as serious but stable.
Det Sgt John Stewart said: "The two friends were walking through the
park to the local shops when the men, all white and wearing tracksuits,
attacked them.
"It was totally unprovoked and following inquiries we believe that it may have been racially motivated.
"The two men sustained very serious injuries which may leave permanent scarring. It was a terrifying and violent assault."
He added: "Officers are currently checking CCTV in the area and an incident caravan is now in place near to the scene."
"My parents, brother, and I left Iran in 1980, shortly after the revolution. After a brief stay in Italy, we packed all our belongings once again and headed west to the exotic and the unknown: Vancouver. We had recently been accepted as landed immigrants, meaning Canada graciously opened its doors and we gratefully accepted; we arrived at Vancouver International Airport on my 10th birthday, three suitcases and one sewing machine in tow. After respectful but intense questioning at immigration, we were dropped off at a hotel on Robson Street, which was then still a couple years shy of becoming the fashionable tourist hub it is today. We were jetlagged, culture shocked, and hungry, so that first night, my father and brother courageously ventured out into the wild in search of provisions. I fell asleep before they returned. The next morning, I woke up at 5 a.m. and ravenously feasted on a cold Quarter Pounder with cheese and limp French fries that had been left by my beds...

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