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| Birmingham city centre stabbings leave two men dead | |
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| Two men have been stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre. | Two men have been stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre. |
| West Midlands Police said one man was stabbed outside Sainsbury's in Martineau Place and the other was found slumped near Boots in Union Street. | |
| Officers arrested a man near the Odeon cinema in New Street minutes after the incident and forensic teams had cordoned the area off, the force said. | |
| The police are appealing for any witnesses to the stabbings, which happened at 17:50 GMT, to come forward. | |
| Officers carried out emergency first aid on both men, who are believed to be in their 40s, but both were pronounced dead at the scene, the force said. | |
| Insp David Keen said: "There are potentially hundreds of witnesses, either people who saw the stabbings or the offender leaving the scene." | |
| "I'd urge people to get in touch immediately - they could have vital information." |