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| Stabbing attacks leave 10 injured | |
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| Ten people, including two police community support officers, have been stabbed in a series of attacks in an inner-city area of Bristol. | |
| A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. | A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. |
| The injured, who were all male, have been taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary with injuries which are not thought to be life threatening. | |
| The man was arrested on a cycle path near to Russell Town Avenue. Police said a penknife had been recovered. | The man was arrested on a cycle path near to Russell Town Avenue. Police said a penknife had been recovered. |
| Three ambulance crews attended the scene, and the area has been sealed off by police to allow for forensic examination. | Three ambulance crews attended the scene, and the area has been sealed off by police to allow for forensic examination. |
| Argument in street | |
| A number of different crime scenes were involved, police said. | A number of different crime scenes were involved, police said. |
| It is understood an argument started at an address, which spilled out on to the street. | |
| Two police community support officers (PCSOs) out on patrol attempted to control the scene, but were themselves injured. | |
| An Avon and Somerset spokeswoman said: "The first incident was at an address and it carried on outside. | |
| "They [the PCSOs] were on patrol in the area when it happened. They called for back-up but were injured when they tried to stop the offender." | |
| Officers are in the area carrying out house-to-house inquiries. |