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| A 13-year-old girl has been stabbed outside a school in South Gloucestershire. | A 13-year-old girl has been stabbed outside a school in South Gloucestershire. |
| The teenager was taken to hospital with injuries to her abdomen but these are not believed to be life-threatening. | The teenager was taken to hospital with injuries to her abdomen but these are not believed to be life-threatening. |
| Filton High School said the incident involved a Year 9 pupil and someone from outside the school during morning break on Monday. | Filton High School said the incident involved a Year 9 pupil and someone from outside the school during morning break on Monday. |
| A 14-year-old girl believed to be from a nearby school has been arrested and is being questioned by police. | A 14-year-old girl believed to be from a nearby school has been arrested and is being questioned by police. |
| There are no details of the weapon used at present. | There are no details of the weapon used at present. |
| An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "At 11 am this morning [Monday] police were called to Filton school campus following reports of a 13-year-old girl receiving a stab to the abdomen, the girl was transferred to Frenchay hospital - her condition is not life-threatening. | An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "At 11 am this morning [Monday] police were called to Filton school campus following reports of a 13-year-old girl receiving a stab to the abdomen, the girl was transferred to Frenchay hospital - her condition is not life-threatening. |
| "A short time later a 14-year-old girl was arrested and is now being questioned at Staple Hill police station | "A short time later a 14-year-old girl was arrested and is now being questioned at Staple Hill police station |
| "A number of witnesses saw the attack and police are currently working with the school and education authorities to question them." | "A number of witnesses saw the attack and police are currently working with the school and education authorities to question them." |
| A Frenchay Hospital spokesperson said the girl's condition is stable | |
| Brian Freeguard, councillor for the Filton ward on South Gloucestershire Council, said: "It shocks me that a girl of that age has been involved in a stabbing - especially that something like this could happen in what is a reasonably controlled area. | Brian Freeguard, councillor for the Filton ward on South Gloucestershire Council, said: "It shocks me that a girl of that age has been involved in a stabbing - especially that something like this could happen in what is a reasonably controlled area. |
| "This is going to be a setback for the school," he said. | "This is going to be a setback for the school," he said. |