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Two arrested after man hurt in shooting

A Google street view image of part of St George's Road, with terraced houses and cars parked along both sides of the road. Image source, Google
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The shooting happened on St George's Road on Wednesday evening

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Two men have been arrested after a man was hurt in a shooting in east London.

Police were called at about 18:10 GMT on Wednesday to St George's Road in Forest Gate, where a man in his 20s was found with a gunshot injury.

He was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service but his injury is not believed to be life-threatening, the Met Police said. The force did not reveal what offences the two arrested men were suspected to have committed.

A crime scene remains in place and and inquiries are continuing.

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