Two arrested over teenage stabbings

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The two teenagers were arrested after the stabbings on Saturday in Stoke-on-Trent, police said

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Two arrests have been made after two teenagers were stabbed in Stoke-on-Trent.

A 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old man suffered stab wounds in the attack, police said.

At 13:45 BST on Saturday, Staffordshire Police said they were called by paramedics who were treating an 18-year-old man on Ruthin Road, Bucknall.

They later found out a 16-year-old boy was at the Royal Stoke University Hospital with stab wounds.

Neither suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries, the force said.

A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were both arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and released on bail.

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