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| Barnsley stabbing: Arrest after man attacked in town centre | |
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| A person has been arrested after a man was stabbed in a town centre. | |
| Police received reports of an individual in Barnsley town centre with a knife at about 08:20 BST. | |
| The man suffered minor injuries and the individual was arrested. South Yorkshire Police have not confirmed the gender of the arrested person. | |
| The force said said an investigation was under way to establish "whether this is an isolated incident and whether the individual acted alone". | |
| There is a "high visibility police presence" in the town centre and officers have asked people to remain vigilant. | |
| No other injuries have been reported to the force. | |
| Police cordons are in place and there has been activity around a bin inside a cordon in Peel Square near Supernews newsagent. | |
| A number of shops closed while the "serious incident" was dealt with by 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 bus and train station at about 08:00. | |
| She said officers rushed towards the railway platform and added: "We had to close for an hour, Peel Street was closed. The police haven't told us anything." | |
| A man who works in a shop in Barnsley Interchange, who did not want to be named, said he saw police "running through the bus station". | |
| A Travel South Yorkshire spokesperson said the station was open as usual and there were no reported delays to trains or coaches. | |