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A man in his early 20s has died after being stabbed in east London. | |
The Metropolitan Police said a man with stab wounds approached officers in Link Street, Hackney, just before 20:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
He was given first aid by the officers but was pronounced dead at the scene about 25 minutes later. | |
It is the second death in the area on the same night, with the Met confirming another fatality following a serious assault. | |
It comes following two fatal shootings in the capital on Monday. | |
Sixteen-year-old Amaan Shakoor, from Leyton, was left critically ill and died on Tuesday after he was shot in the face in Walthamstow. | |
A 15-year-old boy was also stabbed in the same incident but survived. | |
Amaan's death followed that of a 17-year-old girl, named locally as Tanesha Melbourne, who was shot and killed in Tottenham. | |
The London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance also attended the fatal stabbing in Hackney. | |
The Metropolitan Police said: "Officers on patrol on Link Street in Hackney were approached by a man suffering from stab injuries. | 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.... he was pronounced dead at the scene at 20:24." | |