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| Camden stabbings: Murders linked as teenager arrested | Camden stabbings: Murders linked as teenager arrested |
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| Three stabbings, including two murders, on the same night in north London are being linked by detectives. | Three stabbings, including two murders, on the same night in north London are being linked by detectives. |
| A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two men who were stabbed to death in Camden on Tuesday. | A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two men who were stabbed to death in Camden on Tuesday. |
| The 18-year-old has also been linked to another attack on the same evening in which the victim survived. | The 18-year-old has also been linked to another attack on the same evening in which the victim survived. |
| Four other men, aged 24, 23, 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and have been released while inquiries continue. | Four other men, aged 24, 23, 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and have been released while inquiries continue. |
| The first stabbing occurred near a block of flats on Aldenham Street, in Somers Town, at about 20:00 GMT. | |
| The 16-year-old victim, who remains in hospital, and another youth are believed to have been chased by at least three men. | The 16-year-old victim, who remains in hospital, and another youth are believed to have been chased by at least three men. |
| Half an hour later Abdikarim Hassan, 17, was found with fatal injuries in Bartholomew Road, Kentish Town, then at 22:13 Sadiq Adan Mohamed, 20, died in the third stabbing of the night. | |
| The Metropolitan Police say Mr Mohammed and a friend were "chased by a group of four men" before the stabbing on Malden Road in Belsize Park. | |
| Appealing for information, Det Ch Insp Paul Considine said: "What is clear is that there were three violent attacks, by a group of men armed with knives, within about two hours of each other and within about a mile of each other. | Appealing for information, Det Ch Insp Paul Considine said: "What is clear is that there were three violent attacks, by a group of men armed with knives, within about two hours of each other and within about a mile of each other. |
| "I can understand why some people may be reluctant or nervous about coming forward but we need your help. We will treat your information in the strictest of confidence. | "I can understand why some people may be reluctant or nervous about coming forward but we need your help. We will treat your information in the strictest of confidence. |
| "Two families are suffering a terrible loss, and you could hold the answers to what happened to their sons, brothers, loved ones, best friends." | "Two families are suffering a terrible loss, and you could hold the answers to what happened to their sons, brothers, loved ones, best friends." |