Man stabbed in city centre park

Blue and white police tape runs between bollards blocking a railway bridge. A red cycle path runs underneath the bridge, and is blocked off by police tape.
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The Bristol and Bath Railway Path runs through the park where the attack took place

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A man has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after being stabbed in a city centre park.

Avon and Somerset Police said officers had been called by the ambulance service to Newtown Park, near Hassell Drive, in St Phillips, Bristol, at about 23:30 BST on Thursday.

The victim, in his 20s, said he had been attacked by three men who left the scene on bikes.

An investigation is under way with a cordon sealing off the park through which the Bristol and Bath Railway Path runs. Anyone with information has been asked to contact police.

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