A CCTV appeal has been launched by police after a 33-year-old man was threatened in Blackburn.

On Tuesday, March 7, at around 5pm, the victim was walking along Lincoln Street when he was approached by a group of youths who started shouting abuse and threatened to attack him.

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PC 6680 Christopher Jobe from Blackburn Police said: “This was the unprovoked, deliberate intimidation of a man just walking down the street.

“The group spotted CCTV cameras which we think prevented anything further from happening to the victim.

“If you know who the people in the images are, please get in touch with us.”

The gang are described as Asian, between 17 and 18-years-old and were wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information is asked to call us on 101 quoting incident reference 975 of March 3rd.

Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.