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A man has been stabbed to death on one of London's busiest streets, as thousands of sales shoppers were in retailers nearby. 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 victim died at the scene, at the junction between Oxford Street and Stratford Place, at about 13:45 GMT, close to Bond Street Tube station. 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.
He was thought to have been in his late teens or early 20s. Nine people were arrested at the scene in connection with the stabbing.
Nine people have been arrested by officers 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.
A section of Oxford Street, near to the underground 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.
Several shops in the area have been forced to shut early because they were inside the police cordon. '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.