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Oxford Street stabbing: Man dies near Bond Street Tube | Oxford Street stabbing: Man dies near Bond Street Tube |
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An 18-year-old has been stabbed to death on one of London's busiest streets, as thousands of sales shoppers were in retailers nearby. | |
The man died at the scene, close to the Foot Locker sports shop at the junction between Oxford Street and Stratford Place, at about 13:45 GMT. | |
Nine people were arrested at the scene in connection with the stabbing. | |
A section of Oxford Street, near to Bond Street Tube station, has been closed while investigations continue. | |
The cordon runs from Duke Street to New Bond Street, and a forensics team has put up a white tent in front of the sports store. | |
'No motive yet' | |
Several other shops in the area have been forced to shut early because they were inside the cordon. | |
An employee at the nearby Disney Store said the company's outlet was "being quite badly affected" and was "unlikely to open again today". | An employee at the nearby Disney Store said the company's outlet was "being quite badly affected" and was "unlikely to open again today". |
Police said it was too early to tell what the motive for the attack had been. | |
Earlier this year, two teenagers were stabbed in the same area, outside a branch of clothing retailer H&M near Bond Street Tube station. | |
Both survived the attack, which followed a fight one afternoon in August. | |
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death on another section of Oxford Street in May 2008, soon after leaving a McDonald's restaurant. | |
Another man, aged 19, was convicted of the manslaughter of Steven Bigby. |