POLICE have arrested a man following a knife attack at the bus station in Rawtenstall.

The man was arrested and released on police bail after being questioned over the incident which left a man in his thirties with permanent facial scarring in a knife attack.

He was slashed across the face with a knife at Rawtenstall Bus Station in Bacup Road, in Rawtenstall, on Friday July 13 at 9.50pm.

The matter is being dealt with by Burnley's hate crime unit because it may have been racially motivated.

Anyone with information should contact police on 01282 472282.