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A group of four men have been arrested for trying to murder crime boss Steven “Bonzo” Daniel in a machete attack.

The 37-year-old was barely recognisable following the attempt on his life on May 18. Daniel suffered horrific facial injuries in the attack but signed himself out of hospital after being brought out of a medically induced coma.

Four men - aged 35, 30, 30 and 27 years of age - have been arrested in connection with murder bid in the Port Dundas area of Glasgow.

One of the 30-year-old men arrested for the Bonzo attack and another 31-year-old have also been charged with an alleged attempted murder in the Hardgate area of Clydebank on 28 April.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

Underworld figure Daniel was attacked after his vehicle was trapped in the city centre.

He was so badly injured that police thought he had been shot. Pictures have shown two deep, long scars are clearly visible across his face and they are surrounded by other lacerations.

Sources say he struggles to speak due to the extensive damage to his tongue, which was described as being “shredded”.

Daniel – a nephew of late crime clan boss Jamie Daniel – has been at war with the rival Lyons crime syndicate, headed by Spain-based Steven Lyons.

Police have been raiding addresses and seizing property in intelligence-gathering operations.

Officers have taken away items of clothing including T-shirts and trainers as well as jewellery.

They have also issued Threat to Life Warnings – so-called Osman warnings – to key crime figures involved in the feud, which has lasted more than a decade.

So far, more than 60 gang members – including their families – have been told their life is in danger.