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Man killed in Hackney street stabbing | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A man in his early 20s has died after being stabbed in east London, the Metropolitan Police say. | |
Police said a man with stab wounds had approached officers in Link Street, Hackney, just before 20:00 BST. | |
He was given first aid, but was pronounced dead at the scene about 25 minutes later. | He was given first aid, but was pronounced dead at the scene about 25 minutes later. |
A 16-year-old boy found on Monday with bullet wounds, within an hour of another fatal shooting in London, died on Tuesday night. | |
Amaan Shakoor, from Leyton, was left critically ill after he was shot in the face in Walthamstow. A 15-year-old boy was also injured. | |
His death followed that of a 17-year-old girl, named locally as Tanesha Melbourne, who was shot and killed in Tottenham. | |
The Metropolitan Police said: "Officers on patrol on Link Street in Hackney were approached by a man suffering from stab injuries. | |
"Officers immediately provided the man with first aid. The London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended. | |
"The man, who is believed to be aged in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene." |