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Barton bailed after altercation

The QPR midfielder Joey Barton has been bailed after he was arrested for affray following an altercation outside a Liverpool nightclub early on Sunday.

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Joey Barton in police custody after arrest

Joey Barton remains in police custody, where he will be questioned by officers.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said:

Following an altercation in Eberle Street, Liverpool city centre, in the early hours of this morning, four men have been arrested on suspicion of affray.

Two 21-year-old men were arrested at the scene in the early hours of this morning and another two men, a 20-year-old from the Liverpool area and 29-year-old from the Widnes area, were arrested this afternoon.

The two 21-year-old men and the 20-year-old man have been questioned by officers and have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

The 29-year-old man remains in police custody where he will be questioned by detectives.

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