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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 15-year-old boy has been arrested at a school after another teenager was stabbed several 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. He was held on suspicion of attempted murder after the boy, 17, was stabbed on Chorley Road, Swinton at about 08:50 BST, 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. Police said they were called at 09:00 after two boys tried to enter 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 the scene and spoke with another boy, who they found to be in possession of a knife.
He remains in police custody for questioning. This subsequently led to the arrest of the 15-year-old boy - who was initially reported by police to be 16 - on suspicion of attempted murder. 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 school's head teacher, Mark Harrison, confirmed "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. "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.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."