Two stabbed in Co Derry disturbances

A man is seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed in the abdomen during a row in a pub in Co Derry this morning.

A man is seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed in the abdomen during a row in a pub in Co Derry this morning.

The victim, in his 20s, was injured shortly before 2am following disturbances involving up to 30 people in the bar at Main Street, Dungiven. He is said to be in a serious but stable condition.

A second man was slashed across the legs and back.

Detectives have appealed for anybody with information to contact them.