Man stabbed in head, another man in stomach in 2 separate subway attacks

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Sunday, August 27, 2023
Man stabbed in head, another man in stomach in 2 separate subway attacks
Police are investigating two attacks on the subway.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Police are investigating two attacks on the subway.

A 50-year-old man was stabbed in the head around 8 p.m. Saturday on a platform at the 28th Street and Park Avenue Station in Kips Bay. First responders rushed him to the hospital.

He is expected to be okay.

Earlier in the evening, a man was stabbed in the stomach in Brooklyn. It happened around 7 p.m. near the Fulton Avenue train station. The victim is also expected to survive.

No arrest has been made in either stabbing.

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