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Man Expected To Survive After Being Jumped And Stabbed By Small Mob

SANTA ANA (CBS)  — Officials expect a man to survive multiple stab wounds and a beating at the hands of a small mob — at least five men and possibly more than 15  — in the parking lot Saturday morning of a Santa Ana bar.

Santa Ana police Cmdr. Jeff Owens said the man was attacked outside Malone's Bar and Grill, 604 E. Dyer Road, about 1:30 a.m.

Paramedics rushed the man to Western Medical Center where is expected to survive his wounds, he said.

There were no reports of any other injuries and a motive for the assault had yet to be established.

Owens had no description of the suspects.

 (©2011 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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