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| British teenager stabbed in Turkish resort | British teenager stabbed in Turkish resort |
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| A British teenager is critically ill in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in Turkey. | A British teenager is critically ill in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in Turkey. |
| Dwayne Ward, 17, from Middlesbrough, was found naked in a garden in the Tepe district of the resort of Marmaris. | Dwayne Ward, 17, from Middlesbrough, was found naked in a garden in the Tepe district of the resort of Marmaris. |
| Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack on the former Macmillan Academy student. | Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack on the former Macmillan Academy student. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said it was aware a British teenager had been taken to hospital and staff were offering consular support. | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said it was aware a British teenager had been taken to hospital and staff were offering consular support. |
| He said: "We can confirm that we are aware of the hospitalisation of a British national in Marmaris on 25 June. We are providing consular assistance." | |
| Intensive care | |
| It is understood the teenager suffered at least 10 stab wounds to the throat, chest, back and stomach. | It is understood the teenager suffered at least 10 stab wounds to the throat, chest, back and stomach. |
| He is being treated in the intensive care unit of Marmaris State Hospital. | He is being treated in the intensive care unit of Marmaris State Hospital. |
| It is thought the teenager, his brother and mother, were staying at the Ali Baba Hotel and had arrived in the area only a few days earlier. | It is thought the teenager, his brother and mother, were staying at the Ali Baba Hotel and had arrived in the area only a few days earlier. |
| Reports said Mr Ward had been out in the Bar Street area on Tuesday night with his brother, who had returned alone to their hotel. | Reports said Mr Ward had been out in the Bar Street area on Tuesday night with his brother, who had returned alone to their hotel. |
| Alison Guvenc, owns a club near to where the attack took place, said: "The problems are normally between the locals themselves rather than anything towards the tourists here on holiday. | |
| "Very rarely do we hear of something of this magnitude happening, the occasional fight can go on between the tourists and the locals but it is very very rare. | |
| "To be honest this news has shocked everyone, all of the locals are quite upset at the moment." | |
| Friends at Macmillan Academy, where the the teenager was a student, said they were "devastated" at the attack, describing the 17-year-old as a "good lad, liked by everyone". |