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| Barnsley stabbing: Woman arrested after man attacked | |
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| A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed in a town centre. | |
| Police received reports of a person - believed to be a woman - in Barnsley town centre with a knife at about 08:20 BST. | |
| The man suffered minor injuries and the woman was arrested. | |
| South Yorkshire Police said an investigation was under way to establish "whether this is an isolated incident and whether the individual acted alone". | |
| The force said "there is a high visibility police presence" in the town centre and have asked people to remain vigilant. | |
| No other injuries have been reported to police. | |
| A number of shops closed while the "serious incident" was dealt with by police. | |
| Hannah Fuller, 24, a member of staff at the Subway sandwich shop at the Barnsley Interchange, said officers had arrived at the station at about 08:00. | |
| She said that the officers rushed towards the railway platform and that businesses had been forced to close for an hour. | |
| "We had to close for an hour, Peel Street was closed. The police haven't told us anything." | |
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