Canning Town shooting: Man shot in stomach in east London

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A man is recovering in hospital after being shot in Canning Town shortly after midnight today.

Police were called to reports of gunshots in Freemasons Road and found the 26-year-old suffering a wound to the stomach. He was taken to hospital where his condition is said to be serious but not life threatening.

There have been no arrests.

In a separate incident last night an 18-year-old man was attacked with a corrosive liquid in West Hampstead shortly before 11pm.

The man was sprayed in the face with an alkaline-type liquid in Iverson Road near the West Hampstead rail station. Two suspects, described as white and wearing hoodies, fled towards Kilburn High Road.

The teenage victim was rushed to a central London hospital. His condition is not life threatening but he is due to be transferred to a specialist eye hospital for further treatment.

There have been no arrests.

Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.