Arrest after man, 79, injured in assault

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Image caption, Police were called to Blackwood's High Street on Thursday afternoon

A 79-year-old man was taken to hospital and a man in his 30s has been arrested after an assault.

Police were called to High Street, Blackwood, Caerphilly county, on Thursday at about 15:00 GMT.

The injured man is said to be in a stable condition in hospital. Details of his injuries are not known.

Gwent Police said a 35-year-old man from Cardiff had been arrested on suspicion of assault.

He has since been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries.

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