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| Teenage boy is stabbed to death | Teenage boy is stabbed to death |
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| A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east London, police have said. | A teenage boy has been stabbed to death in east London, police have said. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said officers on routine patrol found the teenager shortly before 0100 BST in Amhurst Road, Hackney. | A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said officers on routine patrol found the teenager shortly before 0100 BST in Amhurst Road, Hackney. |
| The boy, whose age is unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene. He is the ninth teenager to die in violent circumstances in London this year. | The boy, whose age is unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene. He is the ninth teenager to die in violent circumstances in London this year. |
| The Met spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination would be carried out in due course. | The Met spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination would be carried out in due course. |
| Amhurst Road is close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central railway stations. | Amhurst Road is close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central railway stations. |
| Local traders said police had cordoned off an area at the north of Amhurst Road, where it meets Dalston Lane and Pembury Road. One trader said that the whole junction was closed. | |
| In 2008, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital. | In 2008, 28 teenagers were killed in violent incidents in the capital. |