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Two arrested after man hurt in shooting

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

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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