SYDNEY, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Sydney police are searching for a Tongan national who allegedly attacked two men who are reported to be Australian Border Force (ABF) workers.
Police in Australia's state of New South Wales said in a statement on Thursday morning that officers were called to a location in Clyde, about 18 km west of central Sydney, about 3:40 a.m. local time on Thursday, and found that a 54-year-old man had been stabbed in the neck and cheek and a 36-year-old man had been assaulted.
Both were hospitalized with injuries not considered to be serious.
The men were transporting a 28-year-old Tongan man from Villawood to Sydney Airport when the incident occurred, said the police statement.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said the two men are workers connected to the ABF.
Searching is still ongoing, and police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact authorities.
