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| Teenager dead after street attack | Teenager dead after street attack |
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| A teenager has died and a man has been arrested after an incident in Reading town centre. | A teenager has died and a man has been arrested after an incident in Reading town centre. |
| Eyewitnesses told BBC News the victim was stabbed outside Broad Street Mall shopping centre just before 1400 BST. | Eyewitnesses told BBC News the victim was stabbed outside Broad Street Mall shopping centre just before 1400 BST. |
| The teenager was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he later died from his injuries. A man has been arrested and is in police custody. | The teenager was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he later died from his injuries. A man has been arrested and is in police custody. |
| The manager of the centre said the "brutal attack" was captured on CCTV which has been passed to police. | The manager of the centre said the "brutal attack" was captured on CCTV which has been passed to police. |
| Steve Fawke added: "At around 1400 BST an incident occurred on the Oxford Road outside the shopping centre whereby a young black male was brutally attacked. | Steve Fawke added: "At around 1400 BST an incident occurred on the Oxford Road outside the shopping centre whereby a young black male was brutally attacked. |
| 'Deepest sympathies' | 'Deepest sympathies' |
| "Our centre security team and Thames Valley Police were on the scene within a minute whereby the police apprehended a black male. | "Our centre security team and Thames Valley Police were on the scene within a minute whereby the police apprehended a black male. |
| "The Broad Street Mall's CCTV system captured the whole incident, a copy of which has been made available to the police to help with their investigation. | "The Broad Street Mall's CCTV system captured the whole incident, a copy of which has been made available to the police to help with their investigation. |
| "We have since learned that the victim has died and we offer our deepest sympathies to his family at this desperately sad time." | "We have since learned that the victim has died and we offer our deepest sympathies to his family at this desperately sad time." |
| An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw the guy turn round, just two punches, but I didn't actually see what had happened until the guy fell to the floor. | An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw the guy turn round, just two punches, but I didn't actually see what had happened until the guy fell to the floor. |
| "Reading is becoming like London." | "Reading is becoming like London." |
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| A cordon has been set up around the scene | A cordon has been set up around the scene |