Police are appealing for witnesses after an attack left a man with what officers say are "significant injuries".
The incident happened on Saturday just before midnight outside Marks & Spencer on Wellington Street in Douglas.
Officers from the Eastern Neighbourhood Policing Team are asking anyone who was in the area at the time who saw anything to come forward.
If you have any information you can contact police headquarters on 631212.
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