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| Salford stabbing: Arrest at school after boy, 17, stabbed | Salford stabbing: Arrest at school after boy, 17, stabbed |
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| A boy has been arrested at a school in Salford after a boy was stabbed multiple times at a bus stop. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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 The Swinton High School on Sefton Road in Pendlebury. | |
| Officers attended and a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. | Officers attended and a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. |
| He remains in police custody for questioning. | He remains in police custody for questioning. |
| Mark Harrison, headteacher at The Swinton High School confirmed that "a person has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in the community earlier today". | |
| "The incident did not take place in the school nor is the victim a student at the school", he said. | |
| He urged anybody with information to contact police. | |
| 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." | 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." |