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Man attacked with CS gas spray in major Leeds incident

Emergency services raced to a major incident in Morley last night (April 11).

West Yorkshire Police were called to reports that a man had been sprayed with an unknown substance in Brunswick Street, Morley. The incident happened near to the bars at Morley Bottoms, shortly after 7.30pm on Tuesday.

Specialist emergency services resources were also deployed to the scene and a huge cordon was put in place, closing the road for most on Tuesday evening. The substance was found to be a suspected CS gas spray.

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A West Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to Brunswick Street, Morley, shortly after 7.30pm last night (Tuesday, 11 April). On attendance, it was reported that a man had been sprayed with an unknown substance with attending officers also affected.

"Specialist emergency services resources were deployed to the scene. The substance was found to be a suspected CS gas spray. Enquiries are ongoing."

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