A WOMAN was seriously assaulted by a group of thugs in the early hours of this morning. 

The 26-year-old was on Hawthorn Street in Clydebank with a friend, when she was approached and attacked by a group of young men shortly after midnight. 

The victim was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. 

Detectives are now appealing to trace the suspects said to be involved in this "vicious and unprovoked" attack. 

They are described as being five men, all around 17-years-old.

One was said to be around 5ft tall, with brown hair, wearing a dark jacket and a black beanie hat.

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A second was wearing a luminous pink top and dark bottoms. 

Meanwhile, the other three were all wearing dark clothing. 

Detective Constable Imran Abuzar, from Clydebank CID, said: "This was a vicious and unprovoked attack and we can only be thankful that the injuries were not even more severe.
"We are aware that there were a number of people and motorists in the area around the time of the incident, so are appealing to anyone who witnessed the attack, or believes they saw a group of men matching the descriptions, to please come forward."

Officers are urging anyone with information to contact police on 101, quoting incident 0024 of December 12. 

Alternatively, an anonymous report can be given to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.