Boy, 16, stabbed near school

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A boy has been arrested at a school in Salford after a boy was stabbed multiple times in a street.

A boy, 16, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy, 17, was stabbed on Chorley Road in Swinton, Greater Manchester Police said.

He is in hospital with multiple stab wounds and is in a stable condition.

Officers responded to a report at about 09:00 BST that there was a boy with a knife at a school on Sefton Road in Pendlebury.

Officers attended and a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

He remains in police custody for questioning.

Ch Insp Glenn Jones said: “Sadly a teenager has been stabbed today, and it is only fortunate that his injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.”

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