Knifing 'attempted murder'

A 20-YEAR-OLD man underwent surgery yesterday following a violent knife attack.

The stab victim was being treated at Glasgow's Western Infirmary after the assault in the city's Scotstoun area in the early hours.

Strathclyde Police said he was walking along Queen Victoria Drive with two friends shortly before 6am when a car pulled up and two men got out.

They chased the group to the corner of Danes Drive and stabbed one of them several times. Police are treating the attack as attempted murder.

His two friends, one male and one female, were not injured.

Detective Inspector Fil Capaldi said it was too early to speculate on the motive for the planned attack. Officers were yesterday speaking to the victim's friends and local residents.

Det Insp Capaldi said: "This was a violent and premeditated attack which was intended to cause the victim grave injuries."