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| Birmingham city centre bar stabbing leaves two injured | Birmingham city centre bar stabbing leaves two injured |
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| Two men have been critically injured in a stabbing in a bar in Birmingham city centre. | Two men have been critically injured in a stabbing in a bar in Birmingham city centre. |
| The men, aged 51 and 49, were stabbed at Bar Room Bar at the Mailbox shortly after 20:30 on Saturday, police said. | The men, aged 51 and 49, were stabbed at Bar Room Bar at the Mailbox shortly after 20:30 on Saturday, police said. |
| Two other men, aged 18 and 20, have been arrested. Police said one was detained at the scene and the other nearby after a chase on foot. | |
| The injured men are in a critical but stable condition in hospital, West Midlands Police said. | |
| Officers are still trying to trace a third man who left the scene. | |
| The bar, overlooking the canal at the back of the Mailbox complex, remains sealed off while forensic tests are carried out. | |
| Det Insp Harry Harrison, who is leading the investigation said it appeared to be a "a targeted attack" as a result of an ongoing dispute between two families. | |
| Officers have appealed for anyone with information on the attack to come forward, which they said was believed to be part of an ongoing dispute between two families. |