A GROUP of men assault a lone walker and damage a property in two attacks.

Police were called to two separate incidents on Thursday and Friday night where a group of men assualted a man and damaged a property in Burnley.

In the first incident, a man walking alone at the junction of Hawk Street and Lyndsay Street was attacked by a group of approximately 10 men.

The men got out of three cars and set upon the man using weapons.

The man, in his 20s, suffered a fractured shoulder and cuts and bruising to his head.

His attackers were described as Asian and were travelling in dark coloured vehicles, officers said.

In a second incident, a group of men approached the front of a house in Thursby Road and smashed the windows yesterday at 9pm.

A Mercedes car and a Hackney cab which were parked outside were also badly damaged.

It is thought weapons including a golf club and bats were used in both attacks.

Officers have now launched an appeal to find out the whereabouts of the suspects.

Det Insp Neil Marr, of Lancashire Constabulary’s CID East Division, said: “We believe these are targeted attacks and are linked to each other.

“We are keen to identify the men involved and the vehicles they were travelling in.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 1440 of March 15 or 1478 of March 16.