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| British teenager stabbed in Turkish resort | British teenager stabbed in Turkish resort |
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| A British teenager is seriously 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 local 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." | 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." |
| 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. |
| 'Deeply saddened' | 'Deeply saddened' |
| 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. |
| After studying CCTV, police arrested two men, who have been named as Attila Dincer and Ismail A. | |
| Alison Guvenc, who 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. | "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." | "To be honest this news has shocked everyone, all of the locals are quite upset at the moment." |
| Staff and students at the school the teenager attended said they had been left "deeply saddened" by the attack. | Staff and students at the school the teenager attended said they had been left "deeply saddened" by the attack. |
| A spokesman for Macmillan Academy in Middlesbrough said the school's thoughts and prayers were with Dwayne. | A spokesman for Macmillan Academy in Middlesbrough said the school's thoughts and prayers were with Dwayne. |
| He added: "Staff and students at the Academy were deeply saddened by the news that a former student was left fighting for his life after a knife attack while on a family holiday in Turkey. | He added: "Staff and students at the Academy were deeply saddened by the news that a former student was left fighting for his life after a knife attack while on a family holiday in Turkey. |
| "The thoughts and prayers of staff and students go out to Dwayne in the express hope that he can make a complete recovery. | "The thoughts and prayers of staff and students go out to Dwayne in the express hope that he can make a complete recovery. |
| "There is a real sense of communal support for his accompanying family, who are having to come to terms with these traumatic circumstances." | "There is a real sense of communal support for his accompanying family, who are having to come to terms with these traumatic circumstances." |