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| Bury College teenager hurt in knife attack | Bury College teenager hurt in knife attack |
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| A 18-year-old student has been taken to hospital following a "serious assault" near Bury College, police have said. | A 18-year-old student has been taken to hospital following a "serious assault" near Bury College, police have said. |
| A college statement said the incident took place in an underpass in Bury town centre and college staff went to help the injured woman immediately. | A college statement said the incident took place in an underpass in Bury town centre and college staff went to help the injured woman immediately. |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokesman described the attack as serious and said the woman is thought to have facial injuries. | A Greater Manchester Police spokesman described the attack as serious and said the woman is thought to have facial injuries. |
| Police said a teenage girl had been arrested in connection with the attack. | Police said a teenage girl had been arrested in connection with the attack. |
| Greater Manchester Ambulance Service said the alleged assault took place at 1330 BST with the woman suffering facial injuries from a knife. | Greater Manchester Ambulance Service said the alleged assault took place at 1330 BST with the woman suffering facial injuries from a knife. |
| She was taken to Fairfield Hospital, Bury. | She was taken to Fairfield Hospital, Bury. |
| Police were called to the Woodbury Centre on Market Street, following reports of an assault. | Police were called to the Woodbury Centre on Market Street, following reports of an assault. |
| Officers discovered a girl had been assaulted at a nearby subway subway. | Officers discovered a girl had been assaulted at a nearby subway subway. |
| One mother, who had just dropped her son off at the college and saw six police cars and two ambulances outside, said: "At first, I thought it was some sort of emergency drill. So I pulled over and sent my son a text. He said he was OK but that it looked like somebody had been stabbed. | |
| "It's very worrying. As a parent, you want to know that your child is safe. | "It's very worrying. As a parent, you want to know that your child is safe. |
| "As far as I'm concerned, it's a brilliant college. The security is great, everyone has got security passes to get in and out and they check them regularly. | "As far as I'm concerned, it's a brilliant college. The security is great, everyone has got security passes to get in and out and they check them regularly. |
| "But when it's on your own doorstep, it does make you nervous, to be honest." | "But when it's on your own doorstep, it does make you nervous, to be honest." |