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| Detectives investigating the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed outside a youth club on Merseyside have made two arrests. | Detectives investigating the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed outside a youth club on Merseyside have made two arrests. |
| The teenager was with friends outside Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton, Liverpool, on Monday night when they were confronted by up to 15 youths. | |
| Detectives said the trio were attacked after a short chase on foot. | |
| Two teenage boys were held on suspicion of murder, but police say they are still hunting others over the attack. | |
| Detectives have stressed they are also still looking for other youths who may have witnessed the stabbing at about 2040 BST. | |
| The parents of this boy have been informed and are, as you can imagine, distraught by what has happened Ch Supt Steve Watson, Merseyside Police | |
| A second boy, aged 17 and from Old Swan, also suffered stab injuries but his condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | A second boy, aged 17 and from Old Swan, also suffered stab injuries but his condition is not thought to be life-threatening. |
| A third boy suffered only minor injuries. | A third boy suffered only minor injuries. |
| Ch Supt Steve Watson, area commander for Liverpool North, said: "The three victims had gathered outside the front of the club and were approached by a sizeable group of youths, about 10 to 15 in strength. | |
| "The youths, without provocation, proceeded after a short foot chase to attack the three individuals. We believe there were two main offenders among the group of youths. | |
| "One, certainly, has wielded a knife and what we are left with is a very tragic incident in which a 16-year-old boy has lost his life. | |
| "The parents of this boy have been informed and are, as you can imagine, distraught by what has happened." |