Oasis rocker LIAM GALLAGHER feared his brother NOEL had been stabbed when a fan rushed the stage and attacked him during a gig in Canada earlier this month (Sep08).

The guitarist fell awkwardly when fan Daniel Sullivan tackled him to the ground at a show in Toronto, Canada on 7 September (08) and he has been nursing three broken and dislodged ribs ever since.

As a result, the group had to scrap the remaining dates of their North American tour, as well as postponing three additional shows in Europe.

And singer Liam admits he thought the worst when he saw Noel fall onstage.

He tells MTV Two, "It was f**king darkbut it could've been a lot worse that's the way I look at it. The guy (culprit)'s gonna get dealt (sic) with. I thought he (Noel) had been stabbed."

Liam also vows to protect his older brother from any future incidents, adding, "It won't be happening again I can assure you of that."

But Liam wasn't the only one who thought Noel had been the victim of a knife attack - the guitarist himself assumed he'd been stabbed too.

Noel explains, "At first'cos it had been raining and there were puddles aroundI thought I'd been stabbed for a split second I s**t it (panicked)."

However, Noel is insistent on not giving his attacker any more coverage, because he doesn't deserve the attention.

He says, "Loads of Oasis fans put his name on the website and did 'wanted' posters which just adds to the infamy."

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