A 24-year-old man has been arrested in following a stabbing in Londonderry.
It happened in a shop in the Foyle Street area of the city on Sunday morning.
The 27-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times shortly after 1:40am by another man inside the premises before being rushed to hospital.
He sustained injuries to his left shoulder and lower back which are not believed to be life-threatening.
The suspect made off on foot following the incident in the direction of Shipquay Street.
“A 24-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence and theft,” a PSNI spokesperson said.
“He is currently in police custody at this time.
“Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, the incident is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime. Police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to the incident, to contact them on 101 quoting reference number 154 13/10/24.”