Police said today a spate of violent deaths in Glasgow do not appear to be connected.
It came as officers launched a fifth murder inquiry in less than 48 hours.
Strathclyde Police said there appeared to be no link between the deaths of four men, aged between 19 and 38, in the east of Glasgow this weekend.
A police spokeswoman refused to comment on reports linking one of those killed to senior gangland figures in the city.
The 38-year-old from Barlanark died at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary following a stabbing incident at restaurant in the Baillieston area of the city at around 5.00 p.m. yesterday.
Detectives now want to speak to a taxi driver who dropped off two men at the restaurant around the time of the incident.
A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police added: "There is nothing to suggest that any of these are connected, or that they are to do with the Old Firm game. Inquiries are continuing."