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| A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death outside a youth club in Liverpool, Merseyside Police said. | A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death outside a youth club in Liverpool, Merseyside Police said. |
| The teenager was with two friends when he was attacked by a group of youths outside Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton at 2040 BST on Monday. | The teenager was with two friends when he was attacked by a group of youths outside Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton at 2040 BST on Monday. |
| The boy, who was from Old Swan, was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. | The boy, who was from Old Swan, was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. |
| A second boy - a 17-year-old from Old Swan - was also stabbed. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | A second boy - a 17-year-old from Old Swan - was also stabbed. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening. |
| We believe that a number of people will know who is responsible Chief Supt Steve Watson class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7680572.stm">£3m to tackle youth crime | |
| Police said there were between 50 and 70 teenagers in the club at the time of the stabbing, some of whom may have vital information. | Police said there were between 50 and 70 teenagers in the club at the time of the stabbing, some of whom may have vital information. |
| Chief Supt Steve Watson, area commander for Liverpool North, said: "There were a large number of young people in the youth club at the time of the incident and they are currently helping officers with the investigation. | Chief Supt Steve Watson, area commander for Liverpool North, said: "There were a large number of young people in the youth club at the time of the incident and they are currently helping officers with the investigation. |
| "We believe that a number of people will know who is responsible. They need to come forward and tell us what they know." | |
| Forensic examinations are being carried out at the scene, which has been cordoned off, and police have stepped up patrols in the area as officers conduct house-to-house inquiries. | |
| A Home Office post mortem examination is due to be carried out. | A Home Office post mortem examination is due to be carried out. |
| Neighbours living close to the youth club, which is attached to St Peter's Church, have spoken of their shock over the stabbing. | |
| 'Real shock' | |
| Pamela Wignall, 52, who has lived near the club for more than a decade, said: "I heard the police sirens last night, then one of the neighbours told me later on that a boy had died. | |
| "There is never, ever any trouble at the youth club, this is a real shock. It's disgusting." | |
| Another nearby resident, who declined to give his name, said the club is a magnet for youngsters across north Liverpool. | |
| "There's a music club which is very well attended and even when the club is closed gangs of kids will hang around on the steps outside. | |
| This is obviously, a tragedy for the family up in Liverpool -- and the reason why we need to keep building on the work that we have undertaken to tackle knife crime Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary | |
| "But in the three years I've lived here we have not had any serious problems." | |
| News of the attack came as £3m was pledged by ministers to help tackle youth knife crime. | News of the attack came as £3m was pledged by ministers to help tackle youth knife crime. |
| Merseyside is one of 10 police force areas included in the government's Tackling Knives Action Programme. | Merseyside is one of 10 police force areas included in the government's Tackling Knives Action Programme. |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she hoped it would send the message that a knife was not needed for protection. | |
| "This is obviously a tragedy for the family up in Liverpool - and the reason why we need to keep building on the work that we have undertaken to tackle knife crime," she said. |