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| Teenager injured in knife attack | Teenager injured in knife attack |
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| A 16-year-old youth has suffered serious injuries after he was attacked and stabbed in west Belfast. | A 16-year-old youth has suffered serious injuries after he was attacked and stabbed in west Belfast. |
| The stabbing happened on the Stewartstown Road at about 0300 GMT on Saturday. | |
| A 17-year-old man has been arrested for questioning by police in connection with the attack. | |
| The victim had just left a takeaway food outlet opposite the Twinbrook estate when he was stabbed in the left side. | |
| He ended up lying in the middle of the road and witnesses said he was drifting in and out of consciousness. | |
| He was transferred to hospital where his condition has been described as stable. | |
| The Stewartstown Road has been cordoned off as police forensic officers examine the scene. | |
| In a separate incident in Ballymena, a man was attacked at James Street at about 0200 GMT. | |
| He is being treated in hospital for his injuries. | |
| One man has been arrested. |