Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man was seriously injured in a suspected stabbing in Blackpool.
Officers were called to Royal Bank Road at 12.02am on Thursday, July 16, following reports that a man in his 20s had been assaulted by several males.
The victim suffered injuries consistent with being stabbed and was taken to hospital.
Lancashire Police said his condition is serious but not life-threatening.
A 21-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Detectives are now urging anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage to come forward.
A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: "Whilst we do not have any formal suspect descriptions at this stage, we know there were people who witnessed an altercation between the suspects and victim.
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"We would ask that those witnesses urgently come forward, and we also want to hear from anyone with CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage which could assist us with our enquiries."
The force said it is treating the incident as isolated and there is no wider threat to the public.
The spokesperson added: "We want to reassure the public that this is being treated as an isolated incident and there is no wider threat to the public.
"As a precaution, and as is standard practice when incidents of this nature occur, we have increased visible patrols in the area."
Police believe a number of people were in the area at the time, including passers-by and motorists who may have seen what happened.
Anyone with information is asked to email DC Nicol at 2120@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 0004 of July 16.
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